New chairlady for AMCARE
“Her vision will take it where it needs to go; to new beginnings.”
AFTER being a part of AMCARE for six years, Marihet Infantino has been elected general manager.
Marihet has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Johannesburg, as well as varied experience in the field. Most importantly, she has a dedicated spirit. Nadine Mason, the social work supervisor at AMCARE, describes her co-worker as outgoing, caring and very driven.
“Her walk with AMCARE has shaped her as a person, I think,” says Nadine. “Her vision will take it where it needs to go; to new beginnings.”
Marihet’s plan to ‘take it where it needs to go’ is to make the community more aware of AMCARE and what they have to offer. At the moment, she feels that the organisation is not community-based enough. She says there may be a clinic opening up soon for people who live close by and urgently need help after working hours, when clinics are usually closed. She would also like the organisation to adopt a family.
“I would like community members to adopt a vulnerable family. Not just to help them with food, but with experience too and to always be there for them when they need support or advice or anything else,” she says.
When asked how she would like to be remembered someday, Marihet said that she wants to make a great impact on the community. She wants AMCARE to be remembered as a good, pure organisation with integrity. Through AMCARE, she would like to make a difference in the lives of those who have nothing.
These days it is rare to meet someone with such an altruistic heart. AMCARE is very fortunate to have Marihet at its head!
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