The Grace Baby Haven in Mbombela has taken in 14 babies since January 2022; the community is rallying to support their incredible efforts.
Mbombela, South Africa (05 April 2023) – The community of Mbombela, formally Nelspruit, has been building up support efforts for the Grace Baby Haven, which takes in abused and abandoned babies. The Haven was started in 2021 and has already touched so many young lives.
The Grace Baby Haven cares for babies between the age of newborn, to four years old. It is run by The City Changers Social Services Association, which is a non-profit providing services to young and old in the city.
After opening in late 2021, they welcomed the first baby in January 2022. The team works tirelessly to care for and protect each of the babies in their care. To date, they have taken in 14 babies and toddlers.
They rely on the support of the community and over the last few weeks, have felt it! Several charity drives have been held for their benefit. The first was started by Westend SPAR, the community were able to place wishlist items in the store’s collection bin. The community donated three trolleys worth of goods during the month of March.
More recently, the community of Kaapsehoop are hosting an Easter weekend market and they too will be collecting items for the baby haven and donating stall fees towards the running of the haven.
The Haven has a need for many things so if you would like to help, you can see the wishlist below or reach out to the team to see how you can help. You will find all the details below.
- Wet Wipes
- Purity
- Calpol
- Novalac AR Digest
- Infacare Number 1 & 2
- No 6 Diapers (not the pull-ups)
- Washing powder
- Cleaning supplies
- Miltons
- Toilet Paper
- Tissues
- Non-perishable food items
If you would like to lend a helping hand, they welcome volunteers to assist. All you need to do is reach out here, you can also chat to them about making any other baby-related donations. Aside from the wishlist which is shared above, they have started raising funds for a bigger car. This is needed to transport the babies to any checkups they may need.
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