Mseleni Children's Home
We first visited the home (MCH) in 2009. There were about 45 children in MCH, mostly AIDS orphans but also other vulnerable or abused children.
MCH has been there about 30 years, started by Rachel Fredlund, on land next to Mseleni Hospital, which was run by Dr. Victor Fredlund.
MCH is a charity and privately run children's home. It is subsidised by the government on a per child basis but inadequately.
Rachel and Victor were SIM (Service in Mission) missionaries and have worked with the wider community for all that time.
Over the years we have really got to know many of the children and a lot of them are now in their 20's, but we are able to keep contact with them by phone and Facebook.
update: 5th October 2020
On the 18th June 2015, Mseleni Children’s Home had a disastrous fire in the small boys unit. Many of the children were placed with relatives and others went to alternative children’s homes. The home is now awaiting reopening after major refurbishment and updating, to meet current standards plus building a new unit for the boys.
The situation now rests with different governing bodies that have made various visits and who just need to make a decision about re-opening. The current situation regarding Covid-19 has delayed this further.
