Children’s rights activist launches e-book on World Children’s Day

Ruth Grobler, a South African author and founder of Sinakekele Children, launched the e-book version of her book Who will love the Children? on November 20 (World Children’s Day).

Sinakekele Children is an NPO based in Durban that has been helping abandoned babies for years.

The book chronicles Ruth’s life’s journey working on behalf of children’s rights and to change the lives of vulnerable children.

Ruth has adopted four children and fostered many others, and while not all her efforts have had happy endings, as told in the book (including the harrowing story of one of her own adopted sons), her story and life’s work is inspiring, and the book has received great reviews from reviewers who have already read it.

What makes Ruth’s book really different is that it is being launched in conjunction with two music albums Scribbled in Blue and Umbrellas Should Be Yellow by a band called Holograph.

She has written the lyrics for all the songs and also plays the bass guitar for the band, which is made up of a group of youth, many of whom are on the autism spectrum.

Ruth is one of the great child protectors of our time, an unsung hero whose lifelong dedication to the protection of children has led her on an incredible journey.

After writing a song when she was just 19 years old called Who Will Love the Children?, Ruth followed a compelling and inspiring path that pushed her to the depths of despair, raised her up to the soaring heights of faith and galvanised her into helping and healing children who were battling to survive in a damaged world.

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She is still involved today in the fight for children’s rights in her community.

Who Will Love the Children? is a raw and unfiltered portrayal of Ruth’s life journey, in which she reflects on the enduring importance of faith and her lifelong, passionate dedication to saving abandoned children.

With her regrets, her beliefs, her joys, her difficulties and her triumphs, Ruth’s extraordinary true story of an unlikely life of struggle and setback, courage and faith, renewed hope and ultimate perseverance is told with unashamed and unflinching honesty.

Heart-wrenching yet ultimately uplifting, Who Will Love the Children? is an honest, powerful, gripping and deeply human autobiography – both heart-breaking and heart-warming – and a true testament of faith.

About the author

Ruth Grobler was born and raised in KwaZulu-Natal.

She founded and runs Sinakekele Children and also works in the IT Industry as a project manager.

She has a diploma in Information Technology and is a mother to her biological and adopted children, and many foster children.

Ruth is also a songwriter and plays the bass guitar for a band made up of youth, most of whom are on the autism spectrum.

She lives by a life philosophy that on life’s rainy days “umbrellas should be yellow”.

Reviews

“Ruth’s honest and intriguing story is about a woman who refused to give up on herself, her family and most of all, her call to obey God’s plan for her life. This fascinating book reveals both the jaw-dropping miracles and the pragmatic hard work of Ruth’s calling – to love the vulnerable children of South Africa.” — Jess Basson (pastor, speaker and author).

“The autobiography of children’s rights activist and child protector Ruth Grobler is a riveting read and an incredible testament to the power of the human spirit to overcome the challenges that life throws at us.” — Elle Matthews (award-winning screenwriter, author and creative coach).

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