AN Upper Highway NPO, Hearts in Hands (HiH), has, over the past years been supporting Asivuke Community Centre, a small centre in the heart of Mkholombe.
The centre’s feeding scheme was started by Abby Ndlovu at the start of lockdown as she could not bear the sight of many children who were left without food when schools closed.
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HiH provides the centre with bi-weekly donations of food and supplies as well as uniforms, stationery and toiletries for the children in the community that they serve under the Asivuke NPO banner, an organisation set up by the taxi association in the area.
Founder of Hearts in Hands, Tracy Klokie said they would appreciate the community’s help in creating sustainable change for this centre.
“One of the constant challenges at the community centre, aside from the poorly equipped kitchen, is water and sanitation.
“While there is onsite plumbing, the pressure is barely strong enough to fill a pot to boil water and with only two ablutions, the facilities take a strain with more than 100 children visiting each time,” said Klokie.
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The NPO’s vision is to install rainwater harvesting systems and ecotanks, extend, refurbish and equip the kitchen, upgrade the existing ablution facilities and extend the area to include more facilities as well.
Klokie said they need to raise approximately R500 000 to bring this vision to life.
“I am thrilled to hear what the Hearts in Hands team has planned. This will go a long way to assist the children in this community,” she said.
For more information or to help Hearts in Hands make a difference, email enquiries@heartsinhands.co.za.
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