VEREENIGING. – Few people are willing to take in a homeless puppy or kitten. Even fewer are prepared to take on the responsibility of caring for an unwanted human baby.
This is where Tessa Mac Donald of Duncanville differs from others. Since 2013, she has opened her heart and home to babies whose mothers have abandoned them, or whose circumstances are such that they cannot keep and care for these infants.

After a gardener at Tessa’s church came across an abandoned baby in their church premises in 2013, she set up a “BabySaver”, a secure and safe space where mothers can anonymously leave their babies they are not able to care for. In this way many babies have already found their way to Tessa in the past nine years.
She has since opened and registered Little Angels House of Hope, where babies are cared for until a permanent home is found for each one.

“I can’t imagine for one moment that it’s easy for a mom to leave her baby behind, but that’s why we are here. It is satisfying to know that we are making a difference in a child’s life. Through this we can give them hope for their future,” says Tessa. She can be contacted at tessa@lawallofhope.co.za.