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Phumeza Booi Welisa runs the Hlumelo Educare Centre out of her home in New Crossroads to mostly assist children with autism.Image: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp
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A Cape Town mom couldn’t find a school for her autistic son. So she started one

When Phumeza Booi Welisa from New Crossroads in Cape Town could not find a school suitable for her son with autism, she had no choice but to start her own. Welisa said that when her son, Hlumelo, was born on April 18 2009 everything…

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