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DailyBread – To sustain the standard of living this project commits to give to the babies in their care, Baby Moses Baby Sanctuary is dependent on donations received out of the goodwill of the corporations and the community. The average cost per child per month is R800. Related costs involve staff salaries, electricity, maintenance, and office costs. A cash injection of R10000 can offer a baby a home for 6 months, which allows ample time for the social worker to find the baby a permanent home in which he or she can become who he or she was born to be. |
Rich Gauteng tops list of baby shame – Star Feb 2003
Two-thirds of the baies abandoned in South Africa last year were dumped in the richest province, Gauteng. (This may be the result of financial difficulties and the AIDS epidemic. The financial implication of babies living in the hospital for between a week and a year amount to R 7 million a year. It becomes clear that it is more cost-effective to have these babies in home where they also receive more personalized care. )
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