DIDINTLE MOATSHE

Heroes in Communities, Sport, Arts & Culture

Nominee's Province:
Eastern Cape

Age:
21

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The pain and trauma of losing a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss is not easy to process. Didintle Moatshe, having suffered such a loss herself, is braving it out and using her story to uplift women who are going through this difficult time. She started the support group, Still a Mom-ZA, after she lost her triplets in 2020. With the support, she focuses on the needs of moms who have lost their children. The support group has been joined by more than 200 angel moms all over the country. “I started Still a Mom, because I believed that the angel-moms community had been neglected and was not given that much support. Hospitals, as it is, are not as equipped when it comes to providing support for women who have lost their children,” Moatshe says. The angel mom adds that when she lost her children, she did not know how to grieve and which mechanisms to use to get through the ordeal. “Fortunately, I could afford psychological services, yet I felt stronger and uplifted when I spoke to other women who had been through a similar experience. I have been able to help a lot of women without physical meet ups, but through online interactions.” A true philanthropist from the age of 15, Moatshe has been a helping hand in other areas of her community as well. She concludes, “What I mostly enjoy about this is living my purpose, which is healing souls. The feedback I get from the women I have assisted keeps me going.”