This November we’ve intentionally spent time listening to what adult adoptees have to say about adoption because we believe that when we listen, we learn. We asked adult adoptee and adoptive mom, Nomzamo Botha, a few questions about her views on adoption from her experience.

Arise has it’s home in Heideveld.  This tiny suburb sandwiched in the middle of some of the most notorious Cape Flats neighbourhoods:  Manenberg, Nyanga, Bonteheuwel, Gugulethu, Hanover Park and Vanguard.

At Arise, we believe that every child deserves to be raised in a thriving family; and we work tirelessly in two ways to achieve this. Firstly, we work with existing families in resource poor communities to build resilience and deepen connections through our strength-based approach and group interventions.  Secondly, we advocate strongly for those children who do not have families to be placed in families through adoption.