Kids taught to share the love
BROADACRES – Schutte said freedom achieved by South Africa in 1994 will be meaningless if people cannot put food on the table to support their families and have shelter over their heads.
The co-founder of Stand United SA non-profit organisation, Megon Schutte said the freedom achieved by South Africa in 1994 would be meaningless if people could not put food on the table and have shelter over their heads.
Schutte and a group of generous Fourways community members embarked on a bread distribution drive on Mandela Day (July 18) in Broadacres.
“We love living in a country where giving is received and kindness is embraced and to teach the younger generation to nurture a world that is healthier, a world that is happier,” she said.
“Spreading Madiba love on Nelson Mandela Day has become a custom to many people around the globe. It should not be a once-off event but a daily ritual of extending a helping hand to those around us who don’t have enough.”
She added this and last year’s Mandela Day came at a time when many people were struggling due to the pandemic.
“Kindness is a great part of the change we need to see within our country. Impacting lives around us, empowering individuals and equipping them with the correct knowledge is vital too. This year’s Mandela Day comes at a very crucial time in humankind.
“People are hungry and desperate because of the pandemic that robbed them of their income. We know that bread distributed today was just a drop in the ocean but change begins with one act of kindness.”
