THANDA MNCWABE
Thanda, often referred to as Faith, is a Housemother at Mother of Peace Illovo responsible for a number of homes when other housemothers are away. She grew up in Amahlongwa and Ixopo, over 200km away from Mother of Peace, Illovo. She lived with her family before coming to the foster care village. She is a […]
NOMALUNGELO ROSEMARY NGCOBO
Nomalungelo Ngcobo, often called Rosemary, referring to her middle name, is a Housemother at Mother of Peace, Illovo who grew up in the surrounding sugar cane area of Illovo. She is a single mother with two children, Nomzamo, 19 and Mpendulo who is six years old. Her children live with her extended family in their […]
NOSIPHO MNYANDU
Nosipho Mnyandu is a Housemother to six children at Mother of Peace, Illovo. She grew up in Adam’s Mission , a few kilometres from Illovo. She is a single mother of a sixteen year old boy Sphamanda. He lives with her family and she goes home to him on her days off. She enjoys spending […]
NOMUSA NGCONGO
Nomusa is one of the longest serving housemothers at Mother of Peace, Illovo. She is a Chief Housemother who is also responsible for general communication and dissemination of information amongst the housemothers. She enjoys serving the community and often helps out in the greater community as a community health worker during her off days. She […]
BUSISIWE LORRAINE MANYONI
Busisiwe, referred to as Lorraine, is one of the initial Housemothers at Mother of Peace, Illovo. Her family unit was torn apart due to inter-racial conflict between her birth parents. The diverse backgrounds of the two parents left her as a child with the questions about where she belonged. As a result she spent most […]
NOMFUNDO NGWANE
Nomfundo Ngwane is a housemother in St Mathews, the only “Boys Only” house at Mother of Peace, Illovo. She is responsible for seven teenage boys at MoP. She grew up in Izingolweni with her family. She is a single mother of two children, Lungelo, who is 14 years old, and Mlamuli, who is 12 years […]