The home has a sense of loneliness when we approached the house we are greeted by two kids one pushing a brick and making car sounds by the sound of it that is a bus "Vrrrrroooom!! eeeeek....psssshs" he stops and looks at us an is wondering why we are there he runs to Lerato as it seems she is a familiar face. The girl seems to be not interested with our presence she continues to portray cooking a meal with sand and water. "What are you doing ?" Lerato quizzes "I'm baking a cake" she responds subtly.
There is a makeshift window n the other side that keeps banging when the wind blows stuffed with plastic bags and cardboard Aganang is expecting some donations from the local building material shops who have been talking to them about rebuilding the home as the one room collapsed and has never been fixed since the parents passing.
Aganang ensures the kids are bathed and have eaten they have an older sister who is in grade 11 who is given an opportunity to also study while the members take turns on cooking and doing the laundry they have been assisting mme Kgomo* who is the guardian for the children and had been struggling to make ends meet for them until Aganang assisted her in approaching the right channels to acquire a foster grant for the children to make ends meet and to buy them some essentials.
Their story has touched everyone in the community and the next phase is to demolish the ruins of their home and to renovate their home as that will help them have better memories, it will take time however with the wait Aganang is making it a better experience.
*The names changed to protect the kids and family.
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