An Isipingo civic-minded resident is proving that with a little love and compassion, you can do a lot of good in your community. Jeevan Brijmohan, who turns 34-years-old on Heritage Day, believes that growing up in a not so privileged home made him and his wife Sholeen decided that they need to get involved within their community.
Jeevan was born in Lotus Park and still lives in Isipingo. “Being from a very small community, but large at heart, I am privileged to have the opportunities to help those in need,” he said. They support the Isipingo Junior Soccer Academy that was started by soccer legend, Ronnie Vengan, who works tirelessly to provide a free soccer development programme. In August the family donated 200 caps to the young soccer stars.
“Being a Toyota Knight has given me more opportunities to assist in small ways within my community. I enjoy contributing to lunch clubs at local schools, feeding schemes and together with my family we provide food to the less fortunate on the streets of Durban as frequently as we can. My wife has been my biggest motivation, as she continues to find various organisations that we can assist with such as the KWC Committee at Kamalinee Primay School where we both attended in our early years.”
They hosted a lunch at Orient Hill Primary for Mandela Day and again for the Grade 7 career talk day. The Brijmohans also organise a Christmas party each year for the children in their community who come from underprivileged households and provide them with toys and new clothes for Christmas. “I believe anyone can assist and help in small ways in their community. If you can assist one person with a kind gesture, then slowly we can change the lives within the community we live.
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Jeevan and Sholeen have been blessed with two beautiful daughters – Skyelar, who is seven-years-old, and Sadie who is two.“One of the reasons I am so involved in making a change in my community is to teach my children how important it is to care about others and try to help someone in need whenever you can. We include our children in all our endeavors, especially the feeding programme that we run a few times a year on the streets of Durban.”
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