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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“Love” is Alex Gunther’s “central philosophy” at the home (VOA/Taylor)
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Alex’s husband, Michael, an accomplished farmer, helps her to run Ikhaya Loxolo (VOA/Taylor)
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At the home residents are taught very basic education (VOA/Taylor)
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Patients are taught basic farming skills so that they’re able to provide food for themselves (VOA/Taylor)