Quote of the month: James 3:13

“ Who is wise and understating among you? " Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom “

Welcome once again, it’s a pleasure to be sharing our newsletter with you.

ADMISSIONS

We had no admissions during the month but we are expecting some new faces during the coming months.

BIRTHS AND FAREWELLS

We bade farewell to one of the Polokwane girls. She gave birth to a baby girl on the 15th of October and it was a normal birth. She and the baby were fine, and the referral social worker came to pick them up on the 17th back to Polokwane. Fortunately she has family, the two will be placed into the custody of the aunt with whom she was staying with before falling pregnant. She was with us since August.
It’s a pity that one of the girls absconded. She left for the weekend and never came back. She joined us in May and was due to give birth next month. Her main problem was her poor performance at school in most of her subjects, but one would have thought she would try and put some extra effort to finish her grade 8 this year. When they have made up their mind like this it’s normally hard to convince them otherwise. Much was done for her as she had disgraced her family. We worked with the parents and finally they reunified. She then started going home for the weekends and that’s when she realized that her family still loved her. In spite of everything she was a good girl!

PROUD OF OUR GIRLS!

Some of our girls are really focused and they make Fatima House proud! They did very well in their school work last term and got certificates for best students in different subjects. The grade 11 learner was the

best student in Sepedi Home language, while the grade 8 learner is not only in the Learner Representative Council but was the best student in two subjects - Life Orientation and Arts and Culture. The grade 12 learner also got a certificate of recognition for being a member of the Learner Representative Council.Its exam time now for the grade 12 learner. Our prayers and best wishes are with her.

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

The 14th of October was a special day for the grade 12 learner. It was her matric farewell dance. With the help of the Sister in Charge, it turned out to be a beautiful and enjoyable day for her. She was happy to have been part of it.
One of our girls celebrated her 18th birthday on the 15th of October. Everyone in the House celebrated with her, making it a memorable day for her.Our weekly activities still center on empowering our girls with various self help skills such as card making, knitting, sewing, cross stitching, crotching, basic computer training skills and cooking-( implemented on Saturdays). They get to engage in a variety of activities with a positive hope that when they go back home mastering any one of the skills, they can be able to make a living, become independent and most importantly take care of their babies, as most if not all want to keep their babies. Girls also do swimming during their free time.
Some of the anytime cards made by the girls!

THANKS

Our thanks go to all who support this kind of service that we render to our pregnant ladies, our Board of management, donors; friends of Fatima House, Good Shepherd people, our collaborators and most importantly the girls for choosing life for their babies
Compiled by the Social Worker!