A sea of blue warm blankets landed on the hands of learners at Lufhereng Primary School last week.
This as the Winnie Radebe Foundation continues on its commitment to giving back to the community, this time by donating blankets and food to learners.
On Thursday, 30 blankets and 45 vegetables packs were distributed to identified learners.
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“We are always trying to see how we can help learners at this school as one of our adopted institutions. The blankets and the food packs will assist them a lot.
“We had been trying to get them since winter and these will come in handy as we are in the rainy season,” said Winnie Radebe, Chairperson of the organisation.
Radebe who runs the NPO in Lufhereng said the area had a high unemployment rate and people who relied on government grants. She cited the high cost of living as adding to an already dire situation as many of those who were poor in the area were taking strain.
The initiative will also expand to Protea Glen Secondary school in the coming week, where more blankets will be handed over to learners.
“These items are basic needs and where we see a gap, it is our duty to make sure they are taken care of. We wish to do more but with the little resources we have, we try to ensure that these learners do not feel like where they come from.
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“We understand the challenges of these schools and the surrounding communities.
“It is a painful reality that many families depend on grants to sustain themselves the entire month. These are the everyday challenges that our people are faced with.”
Prinicpal Madukwa Rwai-Rwai commented,” We continue to say thank you to the organisation for always coming back to our school.
They have been supporting us all these years, and it does not go unrecognised.
“The immense impact they have had on our learners. When we look at the background of our learners and the community we are in, we don’t doubt that that it will make a huge difference.”
