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Meet Leenie Gounder - Sahara Shelter

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In our mission to highlight the real heroes working on the frontlines, we visited Sahara Shelter - a safe haven providing protection, counselling, and hope for women and children escaping abusive homes.

While there, we sat down with one of the incredible people making this life-changing work possible: Social Worker Lennie Gounder.
25 Nov 11PM English South Africa News · Daily News

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