Badisa Trio News

Mommy and Daddy are fighting again. When they shout at each other my little brother gets scared. I feel so guilty, it’s my fault. I should have listened to mom when she asked me to put my shoes away. My little brother is crying again. I hold him, whispering that it will be okay, but […]

Die skooltjie is nogal lekker. Behalwe vir die tye wat die juffrou vir ons sê wat ons moet eet (veral daai klein, groen boompies), is ek nogal lief vir my skool, veral omdat ek nou uiteindelik maatjies het. Mamma en pappa het my bang gemaak om met maatjies te praat, maar ek bly nou nie […]

He doesn’t understand. All these things are happening around him, to him, but he just doesn’t understand. How do you explain to teenager, a young man, that his parents’ cannot prioritise him? No, I shouldn’t say cannot because it is a conscious decision they are making. He is their son. He is my sister’s son. […]

Louise Coetzee is een van ons pleegmammas, met ‘n hart so groot soos ‘n hotel as dit by kinders kom. Hulle is ‘n groot gesin. Sy en haar man, Frans kyk na hulle eie kinders, aangenome Ziyanda en ook Zaney in pleegsorg. Die storie van Prinses Zizi het begin as ‘n droom en n visie […]

She loves kids, and that’s why she’s always dreamed of working with them. The drive to create a better world for them. The wish that each and every child can live and thrive within a secure, supportive, and loving environment. The passion to reunite families and give them the support that they need to continue […]

‘In Desember 2012 kry ek die oproep: “Ons het ‘n dogtertjie hier, sy is 4 jaar oud. Sy kan nie langer aanbly by haar huidige pleegouers nie, is jy bereid om haar te neem vir die vakansie?”. My wêreld verander in ‘n oogwink. Dit is twee dae voor ons as gesin weggaan met vakansie na […]