While things appear to be returning to “normal” post-Covid, a community organisation is still reeling from the loss of dedicated volunteers due to the devastating pandemic.
Joshua and Lito Mdolomba at Agape Educare Centre in Lwandle where pamphlets were distributed.
Despite the continuous dumping of babies and growing concern over increased risk with lockdown pressures, a local community suffers the loss of a safer option to discard an unwanted baby.
The Grabouw Baby Saver, which offered pregnant women in crisis a means of safe abandonment and their newborns a chance at life, was closed permanently last October.
The Overberg addition situated at Lighthouse Mission Educare was similar in concept to the successful Helderberg Baby Saver, a safe shielded from the elements and electronically rigged to trigger an emergency response should a baby be placed inside it. The Grabouw Baby Saver was operated by a resident and temporary safe care mother, Angela Burgess.