Durban North baby home celebrates 10 year milestone

THIS year marks the 10th year since non – profit organisation, the Peace Agency, opened their first baby home in Durban, dedicated to caring for abandoned babies. The Baby Home in Durban North commemorated the milestone. 

More than 800 babies have been saved by the work of The Baby Home in the last decade said Justin Foxton co-founder of the Peace Agency.

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“Each day at The Baby Home is about love and a celebration of life. Ideally, we wanted to have our annual gala banquet at the end of the year to thank all our volunteers, workers and donors, who have all enthusiastically supported us over the years. However, due to the pandemic we have instead decided to celebrate this milestone with a media campaign, highlighting some of the remarkable work done by The Baby Home team,” Foxton said.

Crisis parent Joanne Teunissen, who runs The Baby Home in Durban North, said: “When we receive the call from the police or a hospital to fetch a baby, we have no idea what circumstances they are coming from. But what we do know is that they are coming to a place where they are cared for and loved.”

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This year, the Peace Agency also opened The uMlazi Baby Home. This home is run by Eunice Khumalo, who is the longest standing caregiver of The Baby Home. Not only does The uMlazi Baby Home provide love and care for abandoned or orphaned babies, it is also a training centre for caregivers providing valuable skills and work opportunities for people in the uMlazi Community.

For more information visit the website via: www.babyhome.org.za.

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