Thandiwe was fourteen years old when we met her.

She stays with an elderly grandmother that is taking care of her and two of her other siblings. Her father died very close to her birth and her mother abandoned her and is now dead.

Thandiwe had tears in her eyes as she talked to us about how painful it still is to know that her mother did not want her. Because the grandmother is very old she spends most of her time taking care of her younger brother and sister and trying to help her grandmother. She is now 15 years old and had never been to any type of school until by God’s grace we were able to help her.

She broke down and started crying as she expressed her thankfulness at having the opportunity to attend a grade 1 class at Children’s Cup’s KaKhoza CarePoint. And now, Thandiwe wants to become a teacher because of the loving example that her teacher at the CarePoint has been to her and the love that she has shown her.

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