New book chronicles Home of Hope for Girls story

A quarter of a century spent helping vulnerable girls rebuild their lives has now been captured in a new book. Khanyisile “Mam’Khanyi” Motsa, the founder of Home of Hope for Girls, has launched Love for No Reason — a new book documenting her 25-year journey of working with girls who have survived abuse, neglect, trafficking, and exploitation.

As South Africa marks Women’s Month, the book highlights the resilience of survivors – and the importance of providing safe spaces where they can heal and rebuild.

For 25 years, many girls arrived having experienced abuse, neglect, trafficking, and exploitation. Her work has gone beyond providing shelter — focusing on restoring dignity, rebuilding confidence, and helping vulnerable girls create new futures.

“Normally, we label children as liars… But for now, it’s colourless. Human trafficking is colourless, gender-based violence is colourless.”

Now, her quarter-century journey has been captured in “Love for No Reason”. The book chronicles the challenges, heartbreak, and triumphs of working with vulnerable children — while highlighting the transformative power of compassion, care, and opportunity.

Mam’Khanyi says the book is also a reflection of her commitment to ensuring vulnerable children have a chance at a better life.

“I wrote this Love for No Reason after my 25 years helping children, taking them from the streets from everywhere and vulnerable children, making sure that they have a life, they have a home, and they can live like everybody,” says Mam’Khanyi.

As South Africa marks Women’s Month, Mam’Khanyi hopes the book will inspire more people to take action to protect vulnerable children, and remind survivors that their past does not have to define their future.

Stakeholders are also calling for continued support and donations to help Home of Hope for Girls sustain its work. Among its supporters is US-based Peri Peri Chicken restaurant, Zulu Grill, which has partnered with the organisation for the past eight years.

Sandile Makazi of Zulu Grill says the partnership is aimed at helping provide meals to the girls.

“We run a meal-for-meal program, and for every meal that we sell, there is a portion that goes to helping Home of Hope for Girls. We have been in this partnership for the last eight years,” says Makazi.

After 25 years, Mam’Khanyi’s message remains simple: with safety, compassion, and opportunity, lives can be rebuilt.