Why were we shopping for school uniforms?
As part of our Corporate Service Corps assignment, the team members wanted to donate some small items that we each brought with us to South Africa to an organization (school or orphanage). We spoke to the local officials at the Education Department here in Polokwane to try and identify a worthy school. They identified a project called 'War on Poverty' that we could contribute to.
The Education Department was so excited that we wanted to donate to their project that they contacted the Premier's Department. Following this, the Premier's Department identified a village called Kgatla that should receive our contributions -- considered to be the 'poorest of the poor'.
The village is about 150 kms from Polokwane, the capital of Limpopo. It has 130 households, 1 primary school (161 children), 1 high school (148 children) and 1 day care centre (61 children) - - no running water, no electricity and until very recently, no sanitation.
When the Premier's Department asked the village Chief what they would need, they requested dictionaries and school uniforms for the children of the village. Once we received information from the Education Department about the huge volume of uniforms needed, the team set out to see what funds we could raise through our friends and family -- and I am proud to say that my friends and family were very generous in this effort. I appreciate your generosity.
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| Shirts and Skirts purchased at 'Stock Price' Store |
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| Girls school shoes |
Exhausted by a day of shopping, we were ready for our trip to Kgatla!
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