Pinky Phosa’s foundation uplifts less fortunate in Mbombela
Donations of various items, including beds, were made at the Crocodile Valley Primary School to local residents.
“Sigcwele kubonga (we are filled with gratitude).” These were the words of some community members when they walked home after having received donations from the Pinky Phosa Solutions Foundation (PPSF) on October 12.
The foundation visited Crocodile Valley Primary School, a public school in Mayfern Village in Crocodile Valley outside Mbombela.
Pinky Phosa, a trained social worker, but also an accomplished public representative and community builder, established this non-profit organisation to be an active partner in addressing the persistent socio-economic challenges affecting women and the youth, not only in South Africa, but in Africa and the world, as a consequence of poverty and inequality that these people in society continue to face.
On the day, clothes, bedding and other essential were put on display and the community members had the opportunity to pick anything they needed. Some of them received beds. The school identified these beneficiaries and invited them to the occasion.
One of them, Duduzile Ngomane, said she was grateful to be one of the beneficiaries. “This foundation has helped us a lot because we are facing a lot of challenges and we are struggling to make ends meet.”
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Siphiwe Ngwenya, the school principal, said knowing the challenges the families are facing in their homes, it gives her joy to see what the PPSF is doing.
“I appreciate this gesture on their behalf, because you can just see from how the kids look when they come to school that things are not easy at home. You can see some of the learners do not know what they are going to eat when they get home. These kids’ parents work on the farms and some of them have lost their jobs.”
Ngwenya said the foundation’s initiative is commendable, and she hopes they will continue supporting the school. “We are a needy school. Almost half of the learners are vulnerable or orphans, and some are raised by single parents. These are some of the challenges we have in the school,” explained Ngwenya.
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Adv Noxolo Nkosi, a board member of the PPSF, said the purposes is to plough back into the community. “We are showing some love. We are grateful that the government today allows us to open NGOs and to assist others. One thing I emphasised today is the importance of education. As a community we need to build one another, love one another and be one.
“As the PPSF, we want to show that as a person you cannot just keep taking, but you should also give to others. Giving is important.”
