Mama Themba

Mama Themba

What began in 2006 as Bosom Buddies was the vision of Melanie Loebenberg Novitzkas, the original founder, as a young mother and doula supporting new mothers and their babies, a legacy that continues today as Mama Themba. Since 2006, Mama Themba addresses the needs of mothers and babies in an under-resourced health system.

When translated from Xhosa, our name “Thembalitsha” means “new hope”.

Our Aim

At Thembalitsha, we aim to restore and bring a new sense of hope to the destitute, forgotten and vulnerable people of the Western and Eastern Cape.