Being the only child, I was forced to live there when my parents passed on.I was scared at first but everyone at the home made me feel so welcome, I loved my stay and today I am a proud and a strong engineer and a meaningful member of society because of my upbringing.

I also grew up here I lived here for two years and I loved it every one knew me as Mèkayla Van Den Heever I was in house five with the best house mother TANNIE Grieta I knew a lot of people like Lee-Ann and Lula ,Katy, Kimberly and so forth in got out in 2013 and iam now 15 it wasnt a bad place in would love to visit again ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I grew up in the Louis Botha Childrens Home for most of my childhood.....i left around 1979 and would like to get hold of some of my friends that lived with me.....we were n,t just friends we were a family....the upbringing was of a strict nature but i,m not sorry today....i loved so many people there that i had to leave behind and have never had contact with any of them in all these years...if anyone could assist me in finding friends from 1969-1979.....i would forever be greatful.....thanks to whom might read this.....Gail Smith Crouse

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