Upper Highway organisation is looking for new foster moms

LOCAL organisation, Ingane Yami, a home for orphaned and vulnerable children is looking for new foster moms to join its team.

Ingane Yami village is a permanent home based in the Shongweni Valley. The village is comprised of individual homes, each belonging to a carefully selected foster mother in order to rebuild families and restore lives.

“Each family is supported holistically with amazing on-site facilities that ensure the emotional, educational, physical and spiritual needs of each child is met. Our hope is that these children are raised to fulfill their God-given potential and become leaders who will make a lasting impact in their communities,” said marketing and fundraising officer, Patricia Deacon.

Ingane Yami is looking for four women to join the foster mother programme and care for a total of 24 previously orphaned and abandoned children who are waiting for a home.

“Our moms are not care workers, they are full time moms who have the responsibility of running the homes, cooking the meals, getting the children ready for school, helping with homework, investing time in their wellbeing, cleaning, bath time, bed time and the likes. Our moms come and live at Ingane Yami, and the home becomes their home; the children, their children,” she said.

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According to Deacon, the core aim of the home is to rescue children, restore their lives, rebuild families and release them as leaders. In each of these, the role of a foster mom is absolutely vital.

“Because of the critical nature and impact our moms have in reshaping the lives of these children, the strength of character, commitment, faith, loyalty and love are absolutely critical. Most often our moms are slightly older, and ready to settle down; and have some experience with working with children. But because of the nature of this ‘job’, we are eager to walk a journey with potential moms, to ensure the fit is right both for the mom, and the children,” said Deacon.

Visit www.inganeyami.com

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