While many people are on holiday or making plans to celebrate Christmas, Elizabeth Mashego and the Tshwane Leadership Foundation are trying to stave off the looming closure of the Lerato House shelter for girls in Pretoria due to a lack of funds to ...
While many people are on holiday or making plans to celebrate Christmas, Elizabeth Mashego and the Tshwane Leadership Foundation are trying to stave off the looming closure of the Lerato House shelter for girls in Pretoria due to a lack of funds to support the children, many of whom are orphans or come from abusive homes.
Elizabeth Mashego, manager of the Lerato House shelter in Pretoria, and Wilna de Beer, the CEO of Tshwane Leadership Foundation. The shelter has support from a wide range of good Samaritans who offer their expertise in areas such as psychiatric help and career advice, as well as providing tangible goods. But without the core funds from the DSD, the Tshwane Leadership Foundation and the house mothers are struggling to make ends meet.
Sekobela is now a community outreach worker assisting young children on the streets who also are vulnerable to abuse, drugs and neglect. Mashego has three adopted children who have gone on to do great things, with one working for the United Nations. Another success story of Lerato House is a woman who works as a data analyst in Switzerland, and many are university graduates. Mashego says this is because Lerato House keeps girls until they are independent, so they are not exposed to abuse and precarious situations.
“We are protected and I am happy. I get to focus on school — education is number one here,” said Maphela. In their modest rooms, they have just enough space for a double bunk, a single bed and a two-door locker. There are certificates for academic achievements on the walls of each room.
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