Abandoned kids get help

REALITY TV: SHOW TRACKS DOWN FAMILY MEMBERS

→ Presenter will attempt to reunite the parties to find a sense of closure.

Actress and TV presenter Phumeza Mdabe will host Abandoned, a new show on Mzansi Magic that will help orphans who were abandoned as toddlers to track down their family members.

Mdabe, who was also a presenter for Our Perfect Wedding, will help those who were left on park benches, train stations or at orphanages to search and reconnect with those who abandoned them in a reality TV show that seeks to help them find a sense of belonging. The new 13-part show, which will also help those that gave up their children an opportunity to find and reconnect with their offspring, is set to start on Tuesday.

Nomsa Philiso, the director of Local Entertainment Channels at M-Net, says: “Mzansi Magic will bring you reality TV that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster, one that invites viewers on a journey that will help them find a place of solace.” Every week, the show will tackle different dynamics, and help the abandoned children ask questions like: “Did my mother or father love me? How do they go to bed knowing that I am out there? Did they ever tried to find me or how will my life change when I find them?”

The show will seek to explore what the abandoned child has gone through all these years, before Mdabe sets off to locate their parents to get them to respond to the child’s questions.

The final part of the show will see Mdabe attempt to reunite the two in a physical or virtual meeting to find a sense of closure and way forward.

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Watch Abandoned season 1 from next Tuesday on Mzansi Magic DStv Channel 161 at 8pm.