Today’s interview is the third and final post in our series of interviews with adult adoptees this November. Jackie Barker shares her views about Adoption Awareness Month from her perspective as an adoptee and adoptive mom.
Thank you Jackie!
Adoption Month – Listening to South African Adoptee, Wendy Lessing
As Adoption Month marches on, we are aware that there isn’t a single story when it comes to listening to adoptees. Is it important to listen to the stories to expand our views? We believe it is. Thank you Wendy Lessing for sharing your views on the hype around Adoption Month.
(more…)Adoption Month – Listening to South African Adoptee, Nomzamo Botha
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.
(more…)The ‘Army’ We Need: Responding to the Cry of the Cape Flats
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.
(more…)Arise’s opinion on the proposed changes of the Children’s Act Amendment Bill 2019
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.
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