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Regina and the Children of Mfuleni

Holger had met Regina on a camp.  He spoke about her a lot and often refered to her as the Mother Theresa of Mfuleni.  I met her on my first camp and too was taken in by this amazing woman who loved children and used all she had to meet their needs.  She ran a huge soup kitchen and fed many many children every day.

Holger and Regina worked together closely for two years.  We raised money and support to finish her home and expand her kitchen.  Regina and I started dreaming of our development plan for support structure for OVC that included psycho-social support groups and... we looked at halls, fields and were just about to run our first training together when we got the terrible call.

Regina had died...

We worked with Regina's daughter in keeping the home going.  Nondumiso is an amazing woman and she was committed to keeping her mom's work going but she also worked full time and really only wanted to have a home... she was very good to the children in her care.

But things had changed...

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