Mbeleko is a blanket or clothes used to carry babies, usually on the back but also in the front.
In other languages mbeleko is ankelba, engozi or mbereko.
Imbeleko model of care is a metaphor which represents deep care. When a child or sick person is strapped in mbeleko, this represents deep caring.
The imbeleko model was created by Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo.
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