Angels Baby Sanctuary familiarises donors with new La Rochelle home

Keen donors and interested parties were warmly welcomed during Angels Baby Sanctuary’s house-warming party on November 21.

The guests were taken through the new La Rochelle home for abandoned babies soon after they moved to the area in October. They were previously based in Rosettenville, where they operated for years before purchasing their new home in June.

On the day of the open-house party, they also hosted their AGM.

The open-house party, also attended by board members, was solely held with the purpose of thanking all key stakeholders who had contributed greatly towards their vision.

Passion

In 2014, founder Anne Ebrahim and chairperson of Angels Baby Sanctuary received her first baby to take care of at their Rosettenville home.

They have since moved on to a bigger and better haven where they take care of at least seven babies.

Ebrahim previously told the CHRONICLE she had always been a volunteer in baby homes, which led her to then open Angels Baby Sanctuary.

“After working in Dubai, I came back home and launched the sanctuary. This was purely out of love for children. We bought a small semi-detached two-beroom house in Rosettenville in 2014 and we were allowed to have up to six babies at a time,” she said.

She thanked all their supporters who have helped them from the beginning of their journey in achieving their momentous goal.

Services

Angels Baby Sanctuary take cares of babies by feeding, clothing, loving and medically attending to them as they grow. They stay with them until they get adopted or reunited with their families.

“Angels is an organisation dedicated to the welfare of abandoned, orphaned, sickly or abused babies, placed in our home. We make it our priority to nurture these babies with love and care. We ensure the babies’ needs are met until adoption,” said Ebrahim.

Immediate needs

• They need volunteers to help at their premises.

• They also have ways to raise funds like the ‘Adopt a cot’ project, which costs about R3 000 a month to take care of a baby. People can help by donating monthly towards these costs. They then put your name on a baby’s cot and this picture goes with the baby when they leave them to their forever homes.

• They are the beneficiary of the MySchool or Woolies card and choosing them as your beneficiary will help them receive a monthly amount.

• You can also bring all your unwanted goods, they have a monthly jumble sale at the home.

• You can also choose to do a fund-raiser for them as Christmas approaches.

For more information, you can visit them at 273 Johannesburg Road. Contact them on 011 045 6401 or 081 049 6228. Alternatively, visit www.angelsbaby.org