NPO gives back to Bekkersdal residents
Two child headed family homes were renovated and food parcels handed out. An entrepreneurship library was also established in the area.
Faded Black Innovations (FBI), a local Non-Profit-Organization (NPO) turned things around and gave back to the community of Bekkersdal by renovating two child headed family homes in the area and handing out food parcels.
According to Founder and CEO of FBI Sonwabo Modimoeng, the purpose of the event was to restore peace to residents of the area following unrest that hit the town recently.
“This place has been in the public eye with violent protests actions since last year and many people have lost hope especially where service delivery is concerned but most importantly where youth impowerment is concerned.
“This cannot be correct and we just couldn’t sit back and do nothing.
“Owing to this, we decided to give back to the community by identifying two child headed families which were in dire need of assistance and we renovated their homes and handed out food parcels as well.
“This might not mean much to many but it certainly means a lot to us and I’m sure it means a lot to the beneficiaries as well,” says Modimoeng who says that their mission is to revive hope within residents of the area.
In line with their mandate, FBI also established an entrepreneurship library in the area to encourage the youth to start up their own businesses as means to empower themselves.
Modimoeng says that the reason behind this is that FBI believe in a South Africa where entrepreneurship is taught in schools and encouraged in communities.
