#IAmMother: Shana’s Story
What would make it easier? Honestly, some more support groups. I don’t see – and I’m not one of those political people – but I don’t see the government giving any type of emotional support to mothers.
#IAmMother : Chloe’s Story
So I don’t know much about the story of my birth. I was abandoned at birth at a bus station in Lusaka… and then I was taken to the orphanage shortly after that.
#IAmMother: Rumbi’s Story
My loneliest moment as a mother was the second night, after my son was born. My husband had stayed over in hospital the first night and so I hadn’t been alone – I was also hopped up on morphine.
#IAmMother: Philippa’s Story
One has been my very good friend … she’s a mother of a friend of my second born son and when I had Christopher, my last born, there’s a 14-year gap between him and the brother he follows, I was 45, it was a very difficult pregnancy and…
#IAmMother: Maz’s Story
I’ve definitely learnt that I am a lot stronger than I think and that I am very resilient and mothers as a whole are very resilient. Both through my own journey being a mom, but also now as a mother looking at my mom’s mother and her journey.
Meet Tasmin
Embracing Tasmin, Mom of a Preemie Every mother’s story is as unique and important as she is. Moms speak, we listen. For our latest Meet The Mom we got chatting with Tasmin Johnson. Tasmin’s son was born prematurely at just 7 months, and she opened up
Black Babywearing Week #TheRevolutionWillBeCarried
Celebration isn’t frivolous – it’s powerful! Black Babywearing Week 2018 is underway and we’re celebrating what this means for black mothers in South Africa.
Whether you wrap, sling, buckle or tie your baby to your body – the revolution will be carried!
Mama Themba
Essential breastfeeding and antenatal education for new moms in Helderberg area.
Ntombizonke Organisation
A female based Non-Profit Organization which seeks to work with young females in rural areas of KZN.
One year later…how Mother’s Day Connect sparked a special friendship
Sometimes unlikely places spark very special friendships. Last year, I went to meet a woman I had never met before as part of the first Mother’s Day Connect experience. I had organised the group, phoned the hospitals, done the media interviews and yet, as I