|  (If you are receiving this newsletter for the second time, my apologies.)  As some of you have been keeping up on the blog you would have seen that Rebecca has been in Ngwelezane Hospital who have been looking after her with a chest infection but the good news is that she is due home tomorrow. Not having her here has left the house very quiet and empty and so we are looking forward to fetching our little girl. We have really enjoyed getting feedback on both the blog and the website . If you have any ideas or thoughts on iKhaya LikaBaba, feel free to email or call us. We know that there are many caring individuals out there. We would love to hear from you. Whether you have an idea on how to fundraise, or a contact that you may have or how to do things better or more effectively - let us know! One of the ways that you could assist us is to forward our newsletter to your mailing lists and encourage your friends/ collegues/ business partners/ clients to sign up for our newsletter . The more people who know about what we are doing the more we can grow this project. The need is great. Even today on the news there was an article about how abandonment is on the increase on a local as well as international level. The value of these little lives seemingly have become nullified. At iKhaya LIkaBaba, we believe every child deserves to be loved and cared for.  Are you considering volunteering at iKhaya LikaBaba?
Well don't hesitate, we need you! We especially need volunteers for the following:
* spending time with the babies especially for weekend visits
* international volunteers who want to spend some time here, helping with the babies, staying with local families and becoming part of the family of iKhaya LikaBaba.
If you would like to get involved in any one of these areas please contact us . We would love to have you on board.
You may feel like you have little to offer, or that you are inexperienced or unqualified. We need caring individuals who are prepared to sacrifice of their time and energy and offer a child a hand, a smile, a hug and friendship. For those of you who like shopping:
Our most pressing needs at the moment are: an intercom system (as we have a constant stream of visitors at the gate who are always having to hoot or shout to get our attention if we are inside), camper cots, prams, baby products.   Upcoming Plans
1. Our next phase of growth is to increase the size of the babies' room as we do not intend to live like sardines in a tin. This extended room will allow ample space for the volunteers as well as space for a sleeper couch for the night mother that we will eventually employ in the future.
2. Employ a full time house keeper. A young couple in Empangeni have volunteered to pay her salary for the first year which is fantastic.
3. Employ a night mother. Having only Rebecca at the moment and her needs of feeding every two hours has made us realise that we cannot manage 6 babies at night as well as during the day. For this reason we want to eventually employ someone who will take responsibility for all the night wake ups. (Currently the only reason we aren't doing so is due to funding, so if you're wanting to sow financially into this area, please contact us )  Wall of Fame
Companies or individuals who have made a contribution to iKhaya LikaBaba this week. No gift, service or donation is too small and we appreciate each one of these individuals:
Rene and Cobus Nel, Lythan and Justin Emslie, Trish and Luke Harel, Vanessa and George Patterson, Debbie Roberts, Megan and Mike Mills, Debbie Davidson, Anne Henderson, Hans-Christoph Neumann, Ann Dilon, Mark and Cindy Neumann, Arlene Robertson, Paul and Niki Scherzer, Wendy and Andrew Oxley, Belinda and Brett Poupard, Empangeni Child Welfare, Janet Harris, Dr Lizzie Thirsk, Ngwelezane Hospital Ward B, Dr Andre Naude If you have missed any of the previous newsletters, you will find the list of all our previous communications here . In our last newsletter we were asked to include the bank details as some readers have a very slow connection. So here are our bank details, should you want to make a contribution to what we are involved in. Account Name: Ikhaya LikaBaba
Bank: Nedbank
Account No: 1303124955
Branch/ Sort Code: 13033040
Swift Code: NEDSZAJJ Once again thank you to everyone who has taken time to read this newsletter and I hope that you will find your purpose and role in iKhaya LikaBaba. Your Subscription:
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