It’s just a circle of simple mud huts with roofs of thatch and floors of dung, in a mist-shrouded valley near the village of Hobeni in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. But for the residents, Ikhaya Loxolo, “Home of Peace,” is a paradise of love and acceptance, where they feel worthy, in contrast to the world beyond its fences, where they’re shunned.
Home of Peace Works to Support Mentally Ill in South Africa
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At Ikhaya Loxolo, mentally disabled people are provided with love and material things that they otherwise would never have received (VOA/Taylor)
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Caregivers watch patients play a card game at Ikhaya Loxolo (VOA/Taylor)
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A patient during a lesson at the home (VOA/ D. Taylor)
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Patients are taught to look after themselves at Ikhaya Loxolo VOA/Taylor)