Dandelion Child in South Africa
In Sweden, "Maskrosbarn" has become a term for children growing up in abusive homes. In South Africa the term is much broader, and we call them Dandelion children. The children who for various reasons have no parents.
How it all started..
Karin and Kjell Jakobsson have supported the Star For Life project in South Africa for several years. But they wanted to do more. When their son Rasmus volunteered for Star for Life in South Africa in 2015, an idea was born. This is how he tells it:
"When I visited this area in South Africa, two things struck me. First, how much of the bare essentials were missing for the most vulnerable children, and how relatively little is needed to make a difference. The second was what joy, drive, and hope for the future there is - despite everything."
