Nkosi's Haven
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Nkosi's Haven is an orphanage
in Johannesburg
, South Africa
, founded with the aim of looking after mothers and children with HIV/AIDS.
Nkosi's Haven believes in the policy of keeping the mother and child together. It is the belief that no mother should be separated from her child because of HIV-status. The intention is to duplicate this pilot project throughout the country.
Biography -
We are all the Same: A Story of a Boy's Courage and a Mother's Love By Jim Wooten is a book on Nkosi, his birth mother, and his adoptive mother. This book was the winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. ISBN 0-14-303599-1
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, founded with the aim of looking after mothers and children with HIV/AIDS.
Nkosi's Haven believes in the policy of keeping the mother and child together. It is the belief that no mother should be separated from her child because of HIV-status. The intention is to duplicate this pilot project throughout the country.
Biography -
We are all the Same: A Story of a Boy's Courage and a Mother's Love By Jim Wooten is a book on Nkosi, his birth mother, and his adoptive mother. This book was the winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. ISBN 0-14-303599-1