Boikarabelo is a rural community located in

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dedicated to helping and providing a home for economic and AIDS orphans and the poor. The site includes an orphanage, school, medical clinic and village. It was founded in 1990. Boikarabelo (formerly Botshabelo Community Development Trust, Magaliesburg) was featured in the documentary film

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. Because of the current epidemic of HIV in South Africa it is home to hundreds of

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and economic orphans.

References

External links

Boikarabelo Website
Orphanages in Africa HIV/AIDS organizations Populated places in the Mogale City Local Municipality {{Gauteng-geo-stub