Urban Ruins survives testing times
Urban Ruins was established in 2014 after seeing a need that children don’t have a safe place to play.
In April last year, the Advertiser published an article under the headline “NPO in danger of shutting down” regarding Urban Ruins.
Since then, it has been an uphill battle. Today the founding member of the NPO, Leigh Ingle, said Urban Ruins as an NPO is operational and legal.
The programmes AT Urban Ruins include an Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre for underprivileged children, a free aftercare centre, Urban Ruins Active Cycling Development Club, art workshops, reading and literacy programmes, a book club and the daily feeding scheme.
The Ekurhuleni metro maintained that the plantation-based NPO was operating illegally.
At the time, the NPO was planning on hosting an Easter egg hunt, but it was suspended due to a High Court ruling.
“We really have walked through fire, but we are still standing,” said Ingle, recounting the ordeal of battling numerous odds and obstacles over the last several years.
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