Mentally disabled women endure intense abuse in many isolated parts of South Africa. Facilities to care for people with conditions such as Down Syndrome and cerebral palsy are scarce. But some mentally disabled women have found shelter and care at a home in the Hobeni district in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. It’s the only facility for hundreds of miles that offers any help to people with mental problems.
Mentally Disabled Women Endure Abuse in South Africa
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Lumka proudly displays a page on which she’s written her name. (VOA/ D. Taylor)
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Lumka must walk with the aid of a crutch, but she often falls and hurts herself (VOA/ D. Taylor)
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Lumka must walk with the aid of a crutch, but she often falls and hurts herself. (VOA/ D. Taylor)
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Lumka colors in with a few of Ikhaya Loxolo’s younger residents (VOA/ D. Taylor)