Lekwa Baby Rescue

28/02/2026

Thank you to the following organizations:

Hande van Hoop
Jacqi's Swimming Centre

For your support of our Bottles & Bums Project

We appreciate you

26/02/2026

29/10/2025

October is our birthday month

Happy 3rd birthday to us!

Although we have been saving babies since 2020, Lekwa Baby Rescue was officially born in October 2023.

It wasn't always easy with tough times and heartache, we developed the most beautiful relationships and met the best people we could ever ask for.

We are truly blessed with every single person and company willing to take hands with us, to continue to change lives and save babies. Your generous support makes the world of difference to the children we care for and help.

Here's to many more years...

29/10/2025

Celebrating my 3rd year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

27/10/2025

**𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓**
𝐀 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭!!

**𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 (𝐏𝐌𝐁) 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝**
This Bill aims to legalise the safe relinquishment of babies, the operation of baby savers by registered child protection organisations, and designated baby safe havens across South Africa.
At present, the Department of Social Development’s interpretation of the law puts mothers and child protection organisations in an impossible position. By including babies placed in baby saver boxes as “abandoned,” the proposed amendment by the Department risks criminalising mothers who act responsibly, and those who run baby savers could also face legal consequences.
The result is tragic: some mothers may avoid safe options and leave their babies in unsafe circumstances, putting lives at risk.
The DA’s Bill provides a clear, lawful, and compassionate solution and is about saving lives. It gives desperate mothers a safe choice, ensures babies are cared for from the start, and protects the most vulnerable. It is a humane and practical response to situations often caused by sexual assault, gender-based violence, poverty, or a lack of support.
We call on the public to support this life-saving initiative. Together, we can make sure no baby is left without care and no mother is left without options.
𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟲 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿@𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.𝗴𝗼𝘃.𝘇𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻@𝗱𝗮.𝗼𝗿𝗴.𝘇𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘀𝗮.𝗰𝗼.𝘇𝗮 -

in your email, register your support of the PMB, add anything that you think the PMB should include as well as any suggestions on clauses formulations.

16/10/2025

So Which Is It?

They say abortion is murder…
But now the very thing that saves babies’ lives, a safe option, a baby saver, is being fought against too.
They want to make it illegal for a mother in crisis to safely surrender her baby.

So which is it?
You can’t shout “choose life” and then close every door that helps a mother do exactly that.

Because here’s the truth, no mother walks up to a baby saver smiling. She walks up there broken, scared and alone. Her heart is shattered, her body still healing, her mind racing. She’s choosing between life and death and she chooses life.

That’s what a baby saver does. It gives her a moment of mercy.
It gives her baby a chance.
It gives both of them dignity.

Now the Department of Social Development wants to make this act, this last act of love, illegal. They want to criminalise a mother in crisis for doing the safest thing she can for her baby.

Let that sink in.

We don’t have safe abandonment laws in South Africa. That means a mom can’t even leave her baby at a hospital or police station without breaking the law.
And yet, when she reaches out for help, she’s often met with judgment, shaming, or turned away completely.

So where must she go?
What must she do?

We cannot call ourselves a caring society if we close every door and then punish her for choosing the only open one.

Baby savers do not promote child abandonment.
They promote life.
They protect the innocent.
They give us time to reach the mother before tragedy reaches her baby.

You can help.

Please, send in your objection.
Speak up before another lifeline is taken away.

Email the following or your own words:

"I object to the proposed amendment to the definition of abandonment in section 1(a) of the Children's Amendment Bill in that it proposes to include a child relinquished in a baby box. This is a form of safe relinquishment and should not be defined as abandonment as it safeguards the child's right to life".

Email that to:
[email protected]
[email protected]
or [email protected]

Deadline: 25 October

Your voice matters. Together, we can protect mothers in crisis and save babies’ lives.

Let’s keep baby savers open. Let’s choose life, not just in words, but in action.

Link to the amendment to the bill:
https://pmg.org.za/call-for-comment/1620/?fbclid=IwVERDUANaOvZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHkbEVbiUAW8t8qbGzOlyJ87wJCv-qttHZsTvMSO2ejIH-74EfNBuMqD4NaNv_aem_7vqTFYXOib_m_dTF0Au3jQ

Picture: AI generated

15/10/2025

The Truth Behind South Africa’s “Safety Net” for Mothers in Crisis

On paper, South Africa has a beautiful safety net for mothers in crisis. A woman who feels unable to keep her baby can ask for a social worker at the hospital, she can go to a police station and leave her baby there safely, or she can reach out to a child protection organisation for help.

But the truth is very different.

In reality, many mothers who find themselves in these desperate situations are met with judgment, shame, and rejection rather than support. Hospital staff often victimise or embarrass a mother who says she cannot keep her baby. If she manages to speak to a hospital social worker, she is frequently told to “grow up and deal with it.” When her baby still needs medical care, she is watched constantly and not allowed to leave the ward, because staff fear she might abandon her baby.

Going to the police is also rarely a real option. Most police officers do not know what protocol to follow in such a situation and when they do, they are often reluctant to take the time to follow it properly. Their focus is understandably on fighting crime, not on helping a mother in emotional crisis.

Child protection organisations can be a lifeline, but they are not always easily accessible. Not every community has one nearby and even when they do, social workers can sometimes be overworked, unavailable or judgmental instead of understanding.

For many of these women, asking for help feels impossible. They may already have a negative history with the Department or social workers, or they’ve heard stories from others who were treated badly when they reached out. Fear, shame and mistrust keep them silent and alone.

This is why baby savers (or baby boxes) exist.

Baby savers do not promote child abandonment. They provide a safe and humane last resort for mothers who, despite all the options that exist on paper, find none of them accessible or supportive in reality. The truth is, if a mother has made up her mind to abandon her baby, she will do so, safe or unsafe. A baby saver ensures that if she does, her baby is protected from danger, weather and harm. Within moments, the baby is found, cared for and given a chance at life.

To ban baby savers is to ignore the harsh realities faced by women in crisis. It is to place faith in a system that looks good on paper but too often fails in practice.

Baby savers don’t encourage abandonment. They save lives.

You can help.

Please object to this bill by emailing the following or your own words:

"I object to the proposed amendment to the definition of abandonment in section 1(a) of the Children's Amendment Bill in that it proposes to include a child relinquished in a baby box. This is a form of safe relinquishment and should not be defined as abandonment as it safeguards the child's right to life".

Email that to:
[email protected]
[email protected]
or [email protected]

Deadline: 25 October

Your voice matters. Together, we can protect mothers in crisis and save babies’ lives.

Link to the amendment to the bill:
https://pmg.org.za/call-for-comment/1620/?fbclid=IwVERDUANaOvZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHkbEVbiUAW8t8qbGzOlyJ87wJCv-qttHZsTvMSO2ejIH-74EfNBuMqD4NaNv_aem_7vqTFYXOib_m_dTF0Au3jQ