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By Jonisayi Maromo 
5h ago
Pretoria – The photos of a crying boy with a plastic bag, accompanied by the mother’s desperate plea for food and diapers, touched the hearts of many South Africans.
The mother, Zandile Dladla, alleged that the father of her three children had abandoned her because she had given birth to an albino boy.
Part of the mother’s message said: “I really don’t know what to do, the father of my children left me because I gave birth to an albino boy and I have three children 6 [years]four [years] and a three-month-old girl is albino.
“We have run out of food, she has run out of diapers, porridge and milk. I don’t even know what to do, she is crying and I am crying too much because I am desperate.”
Please, if anyone would like to donate baby milk, diapers or porridge, God bless them. I am covering it with old clothes and plastic, please help.
The message went viral on Facebook and Twitter, drawing mercy for the desperate family and anger against the father.
Gauteng’s well-known businessman and philanthropist Given Muhlarhi, popularly known as ‘Given the Giver,’ said he was unable to sleep on Sunday night after he was shown the image of the boy and the mother’s plea.
“That photo kept me awake. Seeing that post when I was shown it, I couldn’t even sleep. I tried to track the post to find out where the post was coming from and at first I thought it might be one of the scams.
“Something just didn’t allow me to ignore that post. When I called the mother, she didn’t answer and I called her many times. The post hit me … I think I only managed to sleep around 2 in the morning and I was awake. At 6 am, ”Muhlarhi told the African News Agency.
“I managed to talk to her around eleven at night, and I was wondering if I should drive to the garage and buy her only a pack of diapers for her to survive the night, so the next day, when the stores open, I’d be first in line to make sure I buy.
“I was imagining the relief she could have after receiving that.”
Muhlarhi visited Dladla’s home on Monday morning and said he witnessed the appalling conditions in which the family lived.
“He was there hugging the boy, but when he went to the stores he was very angry, blaming the guy [the missing father]. Later I realized that, but since many companies are closed and it becomes very difficult for people who work there every day.
The images of a crying boy with a plastic bag, accompanied by the mother’s desperate plea for food and diapers, touched the hearts of many South Africans. Image: Facebook
“What if this guy worked in a restaurant or in the construction industry? We’re blaming him but we don’t know, we haven’t worn his shoes,” said Muhlarhi.
“Women are very strong, and God has made women be able to take the pressure no matter how much. They take it, but most men don’t have that.
“When I put myself in his shoes, trying to understand why he ran away, I realized that I could hear this baby crying and that there were no diapers or food, but he was the provider. He came up with the albino excuse for him I could get out of the situation. ”
Muhlarhi said he hopes the man will return to his family and find support to continue protecting his family.
Muhlarhi runs several philanthropic projects, including the Given the Giver Shoes Drive, which has led him to provide school shoes for children from poor families.
During this coronavirus blockade, Muhlarhi has been distributing food packages to communities around Gauteng.
African News Agency (ANA)
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