Madikwe: The hope of Gamodubu
Friday, October 14, 2016

Shirley Madikwe PIC. KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Shirley Madikwe is the founder of Gamodubu Child Care Trust, a centre located in the small village of Gamodubu in Kweneng District. Madikwe has made a tremendous impact in the lives of many young people.
The Child Care Trust began simply out of a realisation of the deep need in the village. Madikwe began feeding desperate children out of her own resources at her own home.
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