Doing it BIG for the underprivileged in Soweto
Kasi Hero and Chante Cares Foundation partnered up once again to spread love in Soweto with a massive school shoe donation drive.
The collaborative initiative between the two foundations made the first stop to distribute 100 school shoes to the learners at the Nka Thuto Primary School in Dube.
The founder of Chante Cares, businesses woman Chante Jantjies said the collaborative effort is part of her work to partner with organisations which need financial resources on the ground.
“Kasi Hero is up to date with what’s happening on the ground within the Soweto community and the reach that they have but they have been limited in terms of resources and that’s where Chante Cares comes in. We have successfully been able to handover 100 pairs of school shoes to Grade 1-7 learners.”
According to the principal, the school committee at Nka-Thuto Primary chose the learners based on their background and needs saying that ten learners were chosen from each grade across the school.
“I think it’s particularly important because some of the learners come from disadvantaged homes especially being wintertime. I also have a business at Maponya Mall so I think it’s very important for me to give back to the same community that supports my business,” she further added.
The group, joined by former Orlando Pirates player, Clifford Ngobeni concluded its day with a second stop to the Kliptown Freedom Charter Square informal settlements to handover a wheelchair to 58-year-old Siphiwe Lusithi.
“The wheelchair we are donating today belonged to my father who recently passed on. It comes from a place of love, knowing that it will help someone in need,” the businesswoman said.
Lusithi who stays alone said he has no family and depends on the social grant.
The old man further explained the grant does not sustain him due to needing necessities such as disposable adult nappies. Lusithi asked the foundations to assist him in locating the house that was allegedly allocated to him by the City of Johannesburg in 2018.
Chairman of Kasi Hero Foundation, Ndivhuwo Liphadzi said, “We were called by a concerned neighbour who saw the old man fetching water in a wheelchair. We were asked to donate a wheelchair but when we arrived here, we saw the horrible living conditions that the old man was living under. The shack he is currently staying is not in good condition especially as we are approaching winter.”
Liphadzi said their organisation will be working with Chante Cares Foundation to ensure the old man gets the necessary assistance moving forward.
