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| The team with all the donations |
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| He's beautiful! |
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| Being greeted by the girls |
This day by far has had the biggest impact on me personally. As individuals, we brought some items to donate to a local school or organization. When we asked our contact to help us find the right source for our donations, our request made it through the Department of Education up to the Premiere’s Office.
There is a program underway within the Province called the ‘War on Poverty’. The Premiere’s office had identified a village called ‘Kgatla’ as the poorest of the poor back in 2009 and they have focused many resources to bring this village up to a higher standard (water, electricity, housing). Needless to say, when our request was received – this village was top of mind.
Armed with information on this village and a specific request for school uniforms and dictionaries, we consolidated our donations (check the blog from Sept 18th), and began our mission to collect more money from our friends and family at home. As a result of this effort, the final numbers for the Kgatla donation pool are:
School Uniforms and Dictionaries:
67 skirts 127 trousers/shorts
156 shirts 175 pair of shoes
6 pair of socks 44 dictionaries
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| The first recipients of the uniforms(all orphaned) |
Other donations:
New and used clothing (baby, children, adult), food, baby formula, toys, candy, school books,
soap, tooth paste, toothbrushes, sports equipments, arts and craft materials … and more. A total of about 2 pick-up truck loads of goods.
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| In their new uniforms - primary school |
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| High school - new uniforms |
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| Saying good-bye! |
We were welcomed by the local community leaders, the Premiere’s office, The Chief, the school principal and teachers, parents and children. We presented our donations and directly provided uniforms to approximately 25 students (most orphaned). The community would later distribute the remainder.
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