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“The past six months felt long and very quiet”, shared Lea* (Netherlands). “It was six months of waiting and praying. Of trusting God. Six months without children laughter at our centre.

Lea* from the Netherlands has joined the AIDS Hope team in January 2020 and even though some things are different than expected, she loves living in Mamelodi.

In order to minimize the spread of the Coronavirus in South Africa, all schools got closed on the 18th March 2020 up until today.

When South Africa went into a nationwide lockdown in March, about 25% of the South African population didn’t know how to provide the next meal for their families.

Looking back at the time I have spent at AIDS Hope, I can see growth. Growth in myself and in the kids that I was teaching,” shared Naomi (Netherlands).