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Accredited Adoption Agency/Crisis Pregnancy Counselling/ Heritage enquiries and facilitation service.

Isiqalo Program (New Beginnings) empowerment program as an alternative to adoption for vulnerable pregnant women.

09/04/2026

The Isiqalo Programme: New Beginnings is dedicated to supporting young girls and women experiencing crisis pregnancies, helping them make informed choices that are in the best interest for themselves and their babies 🤰.

A heartfelt thank you to Connection Impact for spending the day with both mothers and fathers, facilitating a meaningful workshop on love languages 💞. The session highlighted how understanding one another better can improve communication, strengthen relationships, and create more supportive family environments.

We are grateful for partnerships like these that promote and support healthy family environments.

05/04/2026

GESEËNDE PAAS SONDAG ...

Paastyd is die kruispunt van ons geskiedenis die lewe voor en die lewe na Christus se versoeningsdood. Aan die kruis sien ons wat die bose en die liefde kan doen. Die liefde oorwin die kwaad die oomblik toe die bose daarin slaag om Christus dood te maak.
By die dood van die Skepper was dit of die natuur van skok geruk het. Die aarde het gebewe en duisternis het op die aarde toegesak. Toe het alles stil geword terwyl die hemel en aarde in spanning wag oor wat die uiteinde van die kruisdrama sou wees. Tussen Goeie Vrydag en Paassondag hang die mens figuurlik gesproke tussen die hemel en die hel. Dis n dag van meditasie waarin ons op die lyding en sterwe van Christus fokus. Hy het opgestaan, ja, Hy het waarlik opgestaan.
Op Paassondag slaak hemel en aarde n sug van verligting wanneer dit duidelik word dat Christus die reis na die dood terug na die lewe volbring het. En dit vir geen ander as om die lewe in jou are terug te blaas nie. Sy oorwinning oor die dood maak dit vir jou moontlik om op te staan en weer te leef.

Laat jou groet aan almal wat jy teë kom op Paassondag n welluidende en duidelike boodskap wees: Hy het opgestaan! Ja, hy het waarlik opgestaan! Ek weet want ek was dood en het weer lewendig geword. Hy het my uit die graf van sonde bevry! Halleluja!

Lam van God, gee dat ons ten minste een uur van hiedie Paasnaweek sal waak by ons Verlosser. Blaas U asem oor ons lewens sodat ons kan opstaan en leef. Amen

02/04/2026

Throwback Thursday✨!

Today we’re looking back with full hearts on some of the beautiful moments our social workers made possible. Several adoptions were finalised but represents the beautiful beginning of children who found their forever homes🏡❤️.

One grateful family shared: “There are truly no words to express our gratitude for the way you have walked this journey with us. Thank you for ensuring that our little diva finally has the paperwork to match what we have always known and felt in our hearts-that she is officially and forever ours.”

As March marked Social Work Month, we extend our heartfelt appreciation to our social workers. Thank you for being the heart behind every story of hope🤍.

26/03/2026

Empowering minds to protect futures 🌟.

We recently had the privilege of engaging with third year social work students from the Department of Social Work University of the Western Cape. We shared insights on child protection and the importance of permanency planning for children in need of safe, loving homes to our future professionals 📚.

Moments like these remind us that awareness today leads to impact tomorrow 🤍.

17/03/2026

Today, we celebrate World Social Work Day 🤍.

Under the global theme “A Harambee call to unite a divided society”, we honour and recognise the incredible social workers who show up everyday with compassion, strength and purpose.

Thank you for the lives you touch, the families you support, and the hope you restore❤️‍🩹. The beauty of social work lies in the difference you make every single day ✨.

23/02/2026

LOVE THAT KNOWS NO LIMIT
THE GIFT OF ADOPTION - To provide a child with permanency within a loving family still stays the biggest gift to any child.
As an adoption social worker, I have observed many meaningful journeys of disclosed adoptions, particularly stepparent and foster care adoptions. Disclosed adoptions often emphasise the importance of openness and transparency, allowing children to maintain a sense of identity while building trusting relationships with their adoptive families.
Stepparent adoptions have shown how families can blend, giving children legal security and stability in relationships where emotional bonds are already established. One particularly touching case involved a 9-year-old girl whose stepfather adopted her after acting as a steady father figure from a very young age. Over the years, their relationship became so natural and deep that the child even adopted many of her stepfather's physical mannerisms and personal traits, reflecting their close bond. The finalisation of the adoption brought great joy to the family, and when the final documents were handed over, it was celebrated with tears of happiness, marking the official recognition of the family ties they had lived and cherished for years.
Foster care adoptions, in turn, represent the culmination of years of care and commitment, where children find permanence in families who have nurtured and supported them throughout their development. A particularly moving example is that of a young boy who was placed in foster care at just 9 months old and has since been raised by his foster parents. Over the past 14 years, they provided him with consistent love, security, and guidance, forming strong parent-child bonds that mirrored a natural family relationship. The adoption finalisation not only recognised the years of dedicated care but also gave the child the lifelong assurance of belonging in the family he has always known as his own.
Each of these adoption journeys presents its own challenges and celebrations, but ultimately, they all aim to provide children with a sense of belonging, safety, and the chance to thrive in a permanent family environment.

20/02/2026

A Reflection on Crisis Pregnancy - Seeing Her Differently

When the words “crisis pregnancy” surface, what comes to mind?
For many, the picture is clouded by assumptions — about choices, mistakes, or what “should have been.”

But behind those words is always a woman.

A woman whose story began long before the moment we so easily label.

A woman carrying not only new life, but also uncertainty, hope, and a heart that longs to be understood.
In quiet spaces, I’ve counselled and supported mothers walking this path in their decision of the best care plan for their baby. Their stories are tender, often tangled with fear, but never without love. I’ve seen the courage it takes to face questions that have no easy answers, and the strength it takes simply to keep going when the world feels heavy with judgment.
What if, instead of seeing crisis first, we saw humanity? What if our first response was not why or how, but simply I see you?
Perhaps the invitation for all of us is simple:
to pause,
to listen,
to remember that every mother carries more than what the world assumes.
When we look with softer eyes, something shifts. Judgment loosens it grips, Empathy rises, and love -steady healing unassuming - makes space for new beginnings.
May we learn to see her differently.
May we learn to see her with love.

From the heart of a Social Worker

06/02/2026

Play is the brain's favourite way of learning.

Little Seeds Unit for ECD let the pregnant women of the Isiqalo program at the Magdalenahuis play with recycling material. They are very creative and enjoy every moment of Play.

Play is a universal language of childhood, spoken in every culture worldwide. It's not just a pastime, but a powerful tool for unleashing your child's potential.
Research consistently shows that play-based learning is a key driver of cognitive development, laying a strong foundation for future success.
Play is a versatile teacher, allowing children to learn about their bodies and master relationships, language, math, science, and problem-solving. It's not a one-size-fits-all activity, but a personalized experience that's fun and engaging for the player. The player freely chooses to play, although others may provide play opportunities.

03/02/2026

Nurturing the Future: The Power of the First 1000 days

Isiqalo; a single word, so small and simple, and yet so powerful.

In English, it means “New Beginnings.” But to us, it is so much more — it is the spark of hope, the courage to face challenges, and the sacred promise of change.

Every quarter, for eight precious weeks, we have the honor of walking alongside 25 brave young women. Twenty-five stories. Twenty-five journeys. Each one filled with its own struggles, questions, and quiet dreams. And within those weeks, lives are stirred, hearts are softened, and destinies are touched in ways that words often fail to capture.

The Isiqalo program is more than a curriculum — it is a safe embrace. A space where love meets education, where support becomes strength, and where motherhood is seen not as an ending, but as a beginning. It offers an alternative to adoption, not by diminishing choice, but by opening new possibilities: the gift of positive parenting, the fight against gender-based violence, and the vital nurturing of a child’s first 1,000 days.

Here, young women are not only taught — they are empowered. They leave not with perfection, but with courage. Not with every answer, but with the unshakable belief that they are “good enough” mothers, worthy of love, capable of raising children in strength and dignity.

As facilitators, we carry a promise rooted in 1 Corinthians 3:6: “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.” Every seed planted in these eight weeks is sacred. Some sprout before our eyes. Others lie hidden, waiting for their season. But all are entrusted to God, who tends and nurtures them in His perfect time.

The Isiqalo program is not only about motherhood. It is about womanhood. It is about discovering worth, reclaiming purpose, and standing tall in the truth that when a woman knows her value, she raises her child not out of fear, but out of love and strength.

Isiqalo is new beginnings — not just for a child, but for every woman who dares to believe that her story can be rewritten.

30/01/2026

Huge shout out to TRU-TEMP for donating an Air-2-Water machine to Magdalenahuis!

Your generosity is making a difference in keeping our staff and clients hydrated.

Thank you for your continuous support! We appreciate you.

09/01/2026

Ons jaar begin op 'n positiewe noot alles te danke aan HOOP - Bok Radio Gemeenskaps Projek🤗Baie dankie vir die skenking van kruideniersware en baba produkte wat 'n baie groot verskil gaan maak -ons span is baie dankbaar🙏

09/12/2025

The Children’s Court holds both the weight of decisions and the beauty of new chapters. Congratulations to the family who has embraced their adoption journey with courage and love. 🌹🌸

"Family is not defined by our genes, it is built and maintained through love." ❤️

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Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 16:00
Thursday	08:00 - 16:00
Friday	08:00 - 16:00

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https://magdalena.org.za/

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“We help heal through love”

Magdalenahome Counselling Centre, a service of Badisa, has been in existence since 1902. The main focus of the centre is child and family support services.

Through this program we strive to guide and enable our birth parents, adoptive parents/ children, and adoptees to a better future.

The services we offer are:

Crisis pregnancy counselling