A Sad Message

Yesterday we received the message from the Ubomi Obutsha Centre that Mama Sekiwe passed away in the hospital on Friday evening. She had a stroke last weekend, after which she was admitted to the hospital and did not recover.

Sekiwe began her journey at Ubomi Obutsha by receiving food packages for her family. She then joined the group of people who originally set up the food garden. The center saw her potential and she was given a few basic tasks at the center. There she helped set up the Educare program. She has been the head teacher of Educare for many years now. In addition, she led one of the ‘life skills’ groups for the past 3 years and provided parenting support. She was loved as a mother by all these children.

As sad as the situation is, it was wonderful to know her as an indispensable force of the Ubomi Obutsha Centre. We thank her for her enormous commitment to all the children at the center. We wish her family and all the staff at the center a lot of strength in processing their great loss.