African Bank donates to Ekurhuleni School for the Deaf in Katlehong

On 11 February, African Bank joined hands to support children at the Ekurhuleni School for the Deaf in Katlehong by handing over new beds and bedding for the girls' hostel at the institution.

Zaid Khumalo

February 17, 2020

African Bank hands over a cheque of R1.1-million to Kwaphenduka Projects, from left : Kennedy Dembetembe, national CSI manager at African Bank; Dinonketso Lydia Moabelo, head of department at Ekhuruleni School for the Deaf; Piet Swanepoel, chief risk officer at African Bank and Nathan Wit.

They also officially opened the newly refurbished computer lab which is also sponsored by the bank to the school.

The school, which teaches learners from Grade RR to Grade Nine, strictly accepts enrolment from deaf children or those with a profound hearing loss and uses sign language for communication.

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Speaking at the function, during a hand-over ceremony, Kennedy Dembetembe, national CSI manager for African Bank, said, “In our efforts to make a difference, we were proud to hand over a cheque of R1.1-million to Kwaphenduka Projects who run our Gauteng online computer programme in public schools.

They were also responsible for assisting us with the lab being refurbished at the school.”