Gallery

Life at Lorato House

A glimpse of the home, the grounds and everyday life at Lorato House Rescue Centre in Maun. Photographs are shared with care: children are shown from behind or at a distance so that no child can be identified. Several of these photographs were taken by Daichi, a visiting artist from the Arts Exchange Programme.

The Home and Grounds

The thatched entrance of Lorato House Rescue Centre in Maun, Botswana

The thatched entrance to Lorato House

The entrance and thatched gatehouse of Lorato House Rescue Centre

The gatehouse and entrance road

The entrance at dusk

The shaded courtyard at Lorato House

The shaded courtyard

Shade sails over the Lorato House playground

Shade sails over the playground

The slide and shaded play area at Lorato House

The slide and play area

A bedroom at Lorato House with a Lorato House mural above the beds

A bedroom, with the Lorato House mural above the beds

The painted handprint tree mural at Lorato House

The handprint tree mural. Photo: Daichi

A playroom at Lorato House with a bright mural reading Believe in Yourself

A playroom with a bright mural

A room at Lorato House with a tiger mural beside the window

A room with a tiger mural by the window

A children's table with blue seats in front of a painted wall

A children's table, ready for the day

Everyday Life

A young child on a swing in the Lorato House playground, seen from behind

On the swing

A child at the bottom of the slide in the Lorato House playground

At the bottom of the slide

A child holding a basketball in the Lorato House playground, seen from behind

Basketball in the playground

A Lorato House team member spinning a basketball for a child in the playground

A team member spins a basketball for a child. Photo: Daichi

A toddler walking across the Lorato House courtyard, seen from behind

Crossing the courtyard

A Lorato House caregiver reading a book with a child

Reading together

A caregiver holding a baby at Lorato House

In a caregiver's arms

A smiling Lorato House caregiver holding a baby

A caregiver with one of the youngest residents

A baby in a soft grey onesie reaching up to a window at Lorato House

Reaching for the window

A baby lying on the floor playing with a ball at Lorato House

Playtime on the floor

A child's paint-covered hands over a plate of paint during a craft activity

Craft time. Photo: Daichi

A child at Lorato House holding up two hands covered in green and orange paint

Painted hands. Photo: Daichi

A child adding a painted handprint to the Lorato House handprint tree mural

Adding a handprint to the tree. Photo: Daichi

Children from Lorato House on an outing with donated caps and backpacks, seen from behind

An outing with donated caps and backpacks

The Love Botswana and Lorato House staff team

The Love Botswana and Lorato House team

An artist painting a mural while children watch from behind

A new mural going up, with an audience

Children seen from behind at an activity in front of a hippo mural

An activity in front of the hippo mural

Children seen from behind meeting a horse with a volunteer

Meeting a horse