Three community members of KwaZakhele expressed their love, care and empathy when they donated clothes to 16 WB Tshume Primary School learners as early Christmas gifts recently.
Lungiswa Skosana, Nontsikelelo Hoboshe and Phakamisa Potye, who live around the school, came up with the idea that they should do something for WB Tshume Primary learners as Christmas gifts.
Skosana said, “We decided to start buying Christmas gifts in the form of clothes for the most underprivileged children. When I was a child, I never had new clothes to wear on Christmas Day. Therefore, we decided to buy Christmas clothes for 16 learners who live around this school.”
Hoboshe revealed that they were fully aware that the learners were hard-hit by poverty in the WB Tshume Primary vicinity.
Hoboshe said, “These children live below the poverty line; hence, we decided that something needs to be done for these children. Poverty is like a punishment for a crime that you have not committed. Every child must be cared for and loved. Christmas time was very important to us when we were children. We put ourselves in their shoes as children when we decided to buy Christmas clothes for these children.”
Potye stated that they expressed love, care and empathy to the most underprivileged learners. “The idea of gifting these children is to restore their dignity so that they would not be different from other children. We have noted that there are many children in need at WB Tshume Primary. We decided to help the few learners with the limited resources that we have at our disposal. Our main objective is to come to the rescue of socially vulnerable learners who would not receive gifts on Christmas Day.”
WB Tshume Primary departmental head Vuyokazi Mpofu, who was over the moon, told PE Express that the school had many children who looked as if they would not get gifts on Christmas Day. Mpofu added that poverty was rife in the community around their school.
Principal Dr Xaghn Sokopo expressed his gratitude to the three community members who made a huge difference in his children’s lives.
“We are excited about this generous donation from Skosana, Hoboshe and Potye that they made possible for our learners. This donation has brought joy and smiles to the faces of these learners. Giving Christmas gifts to these children helps them to know the importance of giving generously as they grow. One day, one or two of these learners will lend a hand to other children in need. As a school, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Skosana, Hoboshe and Potye for helping our learners.”
