The Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi, MP, will lead the Mandela Month activities at Boitumelo Special School on Friday, 19 July 2013, in Galeshewe, Kimberley.
The theme for Mandela Month 2013 is “Take Action, Inspire Change. Make everyday a Mandela Day”.
Deputy Minister Mabudafhasi adopted Boitumelo Special School in honour of the father of our nation, Tata Mandela. Boitumelo Special School is one of many disadvantaged schools in the Northern Cape and caters for 201 mentally impaired learners aged between 6 and 18 years. The school started as a playgroup for mentally impaired learners in a tennis house at the well-known Yonder and was formally registered with the Department of Education in 1987.
Upon adoption of the school, Deputy Minister Mabudafhasi, commissioned a needs assessment wherein it was established that the school is in dire need of several resources that would make teaching and learning to take place in a more conducive environment.
The Deputy Minister will hand over the following donations/items: R165 000 from sponsors, 30 desks from Working for Water factory, air conditioners from SANParks, Game Kimberly pledged to donate a mobile kitchen, Maphalane Trust pledged to buy a school bus, permaculture food garden from Woolworths, paint from the Provincial Department of Education as well as trees from the Provincial Department of Agriculture. Other partners include Rand Water, Sasol and Eskom.
Amongst other activities of the day, the Deputy Minister will participate during the cleaning, tree planting, fixing of broken windows and cupboards, and painting.
MEC for Environment and Nature Conservation: Patrick Mabilo, Executive Mayor of Francis Baard: Cllr Moloi and Mayor of Sol Plaatjie Local Municipality: Cllr Ntlhangula will join the Deputy Minister during the Mandela Month activities.
Details of the Mandela Month activities are as follows:
Date: 19 July 2013
Venue: Boitumelo Special School, 1913 John Daka Street, Galeshewe
Time: 10h00
For RSVP, contact:
Ernest Mulibana
Tel: 021 405 9439
Cell: 082 263 7372
E-mail: EMulibana@environment.gov.za
Xolani Ngqoshela
Cell: 074 668 0924
Tel: 012 310 3078
E-mail: XNgqoshela@environment.gov.za
For media enquiries, contact:
Peter Mbelengwa
Cell: 082 611 8197
E-mail: mbelengwap@dwa.gov.za
