Khanyisile Motsa is a humanitarian working to improve living conditions for South African children.
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Also known as Mam Khanyi, she founded Home of Hope for Girls (HoH) in Johannesburg in 2002 after opening her home to young girls fleeing prostitution and trafficking.[1][2][3][4] HoH provides shelter for seventy-five girls and has helped thousands by working with the South African police and social services.[5][6][7][8]
When Trevor Noah launched The Trevor Noah Foundation to help equip South African orphans and vulnerable youth with education and life skills, he invited Mam Khanyi to contribute as a panelist.[9]
Awards
edit- Nedbank Hero 2009 for Community Building
- Winner of the 2010 Feather Award in the Women’s National Community Builder and Humanitarian category
- 2010 Shoprite/Checkers Woman of the Year – Youth Movers[10]
- The Rotary Clubs of Rosebank and Randburg award for Community Building.
- At the 2018 centenary celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life, The Nelson Mandela Foundation awarded Mam Khanyi as one of South Africa’s ‘Unsung Heroes’[11]
References
edit- ^ "When Khanyisile Motsa saw girls living on the streets, she took them home". Christian Science Monitor. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Meet the woman getting child prostitutes off Joburg streets". BizNews. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "A new life through the Home of Hope". Brand South Africa. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Mam Kkanyisile a mother to many". Joburg East Express. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019./
- ^ "Home of Hope: Bringing hope to girls without and choices to those with none". Jacaranda FM. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Meet Home of Hope founder Khanyisile Motsa". globalfund4children. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Home of Hope in Kensington receives donation". Joburg East Express. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Home of Hope". Vimeo. Martin Rutkowski. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ Trevor Noah's new mission, Sowetan, 2018-04-05
- ^ "Mam' Khanyi rescues Hillbrow's forgotten children". Brand South Africa. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Mam Khanyi & Vawn Corrigan at Home of Hope". Merrythought Menagerie. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019 – via YouTube.
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