today the village of hope has good reason to celebrate as by the end of the day we will have placed 4 of our longer term children who have been staying with us in the children's unit back with either their biological or new foster families.
robin (9) and his sister lenna (1) have been found a foster family in grabouw. they will still be in contact with their mother and father (who both live in the town) and we will work with the local social workers to ensure that this placement works well for all parties.
kirian (2) and robert (3) have been reunited with their families, both have very tough circumstances to go home to, being HIV positive and living in poor conditions it's been hard to bring the families up to speed with the responsibility they have to their children ensuring that their financial, spiritual and health care needs are maintained.
all four of the children have been with us at the village of hope for over 6 months and the boys (aged kirian and robert) have spent most of their lives either with us or at the thembacare unit in grabouw and for them to be placed back home is a real achievement.
(the names of the children have been changed to protect their status but the photos show maz and lisa making sure the families understand the commitment they are making and another with the mothers first cuddle at home for many years).
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