Thalitha’s Children Trust

Every year, over 3500 babies are abandoned across South Africa

THALITHA CHILDREN’S TRUST

Dr Chelsea Zindoga had previously worked at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital. During her stay, she encountered and cared for babies abandoned to the hospital after birth. These mothers abandoned their babies, because they felt incapable of caring for and raising their newborns. They choose to abandon them to the care of hospitals, seeing them as better equipped for the needs of their babies.

In truth, hospitals do not have the specific resources for abandoned babies. They can only provide them with basic healthcare, while they await placement in various institutions or homes. A loving, stable environment is critical to a baby’s first few weeks. It is essential if they are to develop healthy relationships later in life. So important is this stage, that it will be the foundation of their entire social perception with the world.

We recognize the negative effects of abandonment. It is our mission to help every abandoned child by providing them with basic necessities (such as nappies, clothing, toiletries and blankets), as well as stimulating, nurturing and loving them. To that end, Dr Zindoga, Dr Mary-Joe Stevens and Anastasia Posokhov created the Thalitha Children’s Trust. Operating as an NPO, the Trust devotes itself to providing care for abandoned infants.

Thalitha Children’s Trust – Dr Chelsea Zindoga

My name is Chelsea and Delta I am a doctor I graduated in 2017 and I’ve been doing my internship at Chris Honey Barcelona Academic Hospital This is the third largest hospital in the world and we see so many patients in this hospital caters to millions of people They