Eldorado Park: Sasol is Little Rainbow’s very own Superman
For many of the children in our community, this is the only access they have to affection and encouragement in their daily lives.
Eldorado Park is often portrayed as being a drug-infested, crime-ridden den of iniquity characterised by rampant drug abuse and a high rate of unemployment.
In the bosom of the community, tucked away in a cul-de-sac in Old Eldos, Little Rainbow Crèche and Pre-school challenges this perception by offering care, hope and love for the children of Eldorado Park.
For many of the children in our community, this is the only access they have to affection and encouragement in their daily lives.
Whilst Little Rainbow primarily operates as a school, its reputation for care is so widely recognised that there are times that police drop off neglected and abandoned children, sometimes in the middle of the night.
The team at Little Rainbow is made up of 14 members, whose passion it is to invest in the lives of the “little people” who will one day grow up and change the community for the better.
According to May Kroots, her staff are an energetic, passionate, hard-working, inspirational group of people who strive to provide the care many of her charges need.
Since opening in February 1994, Little Rainbow has grown significantly, Kroots has personally invested in the crèche but relies on donations to provide the basics for the children in her care.
The school has had minimal sponsorship, as well as funding and the need for sustained support, has grown.
With the call for better facilities and classrooms and more permanent structures, petrochemical giant Sasol has come to the crèche’s rescue.
On June 19, Sasol handed over the recently upgraded Little Rainbow Crèche in Eldorado Park, Extension Eight, to its board of directors. The company has invested an approximately R500 000 in the fundamental infrastructure of the crèche.
As part of their social investment strategy, Sasol is working in partnership with Early Childhood Development Centres in communities where the need has been identified to thrive lives inside of those children.
Kroots said, “Thanks to Sasol for renewing my house, my children now spend more time with me. Even my adopted son, Mpho Masego, a Down-Syndrome sufferer, is now comfortable to sleep and no longer complains.”
She added, “This is the work of the hand of God coming through after the 26 years of struggle. Thank you, Sasol.”
Kroots also said that Sasol was not like the many other organisations who made empty promises actually fulfilled their promise to Little Rainbow.
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