Adopt-a-cot and help forsaken young ones

EL-SHAMMAH Home for is a place of safety for abandoned, orphaned and/or neglected babies.

The home was set up in 2009. It accommodates up to 12 babies at a time ranging in age from birth to 18 months.

El-Shammah is in desperate need of help with its adopt-a-cot initiative.

The goal is to have 100 people donate R250 a month.

If you’d like to help, please contact Alistair or Merencia Scholtz at 061 242 2709 or

074 942 1297.

Find them on social media at @el-shammahbabies on Twitter, El-Shammah Home for Abandoned Babies on Facebook and El-Shammah home on Instagram. – Kashiefa Ajam

PICTURE: DIMPHO MAJA/AFRICAN NEWS AGENCY (ANA) Merencia Scholtz with one of the abandoned children she looks after at El-Shammah Home.