MP Rize 2230 recently collaborated with various stakeholders after identifying families, and child-headed homes from Phola in need.
It is through the podcast that minors who only ate at school were assisted with food parcels and school uniforms.
“We collaborated with Phola Police, social workers and community members, pastors, non-profit organisations, and traditional houses who positively responded to a call for help,” Nkosana, founder of the podcast said.
The podcast identified two grade 11 minors from the area who are faced with dire living conditions and are without Identity Documents.
“We learned that the teenage girls only received one meal a day and that is through the Mabande Combined Secondary School Feeding Scheme, thereafter their next meal will only come from the school the next day,” Nkosana outlined.
Nkosana then embarked on acts of goodwill and collaborated with stakeholders to assist the two minors.
“When we arrived, we saw that the minors did not have blankets and were sleeping on the floor and going to bed on an empty stomach. The disadvantaged family from Sakhile Section (Iraq) in Phola is a family of seven who struggle to make ends meet as their guardian is also unemployed,” Nkosana explained.
On Monday, July 29, the community visited the home of the minors to hand over donations.
Community leader Alide Tjabadi emphasised the importance of offering a helping hand to those in need, “As a father, it is my duty to assist where I can because I don’t know what the future holds, tomorrow it can be my children who are faced with a similar situation,” Alide said.
Phola Clr Betty Maphosa thanked the community for all their donations.
“Today is the day the Lord has made, we are here to present gifts from the community to the children. We also thank the neighbours who were able to raise awareness of the living conditions faced by the young girls,” Maphosa said.
Nkosana shared that the podcast is currently in engagements with the local mines to also assist the girls with food parcels.
“We also encourage learners to speak about their problems with their school teachers. We aim to leave a mark and build sustainability in that household identified at that time,” Nkosana ended.
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