What can be said about Mama Amelia? Other than she is one of the most amazing and inspiring people I have ever met.
Mama was living in the township of Mfuleni about twenty years ago when she saw an abandoned child living in the street near her home. She decided at once to take the child in and care for it as if it were her own. Soon more children followed - and Sakhumzi was born.
Mama Amelia has run Sakhumzi for more than twenty years now and has raised hundreds of children - feeding them, keeping them safe, and making sure they go to school. She understands that the high rates of unemployment and poverty in Mfuleni create enormous risks for children who are not looked after properly - so she is determined to provide as much care for the children of the township as she can.
Mama Amelia's new focus is Ekukhanyeni. She envisions it as a thriving day care / educational center where pre-school aged children can play safely and be protected from the various dangers of the township, and start to learn. Mama Amelia would also like Ekukhanyeni to become a multi-cultural center where people from other countries can spend time, learn about the people of South Africa, establish relationships, and help teach the children.
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