Kacev Family Library leads the way with clean-up campaign
The Kacev Family Library in partnership with Kasi Yethu Initiative, Sizanani Mentors and Phuthaditjaba-Qoqizwe organised a campaign to tidy the streets of Alexandra.
The clean-up initiative which took place from Vasco to John Brand streets on April 21 brought together a diverse group of volunteers who were united in their determination to beautify their community.
Armed with brooms, gloves and trash bags, the volunteers scoured the streets picking up litter and debris. The effort was a testament to the strength of community bonds and the power of working together for the greater good.
The co-founder of Kacev Family Library Jobeka Mabaso, said the campaign’s purpose is to beautify their community and show people that Alex is not a jungle as they think it is.
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“With this campaign, we want to keep our kasi clean and people to see that Alex is a safe place because when we talk about it people only think of a place full of dirtiness and that chases potential investors and visitors. We also want to show that we care about our community and we are willing to work to make Alex a better place,” Mabaso said.
She added that they want to raise awareness about the importance of cleanliness and sustainability making sure that their neighbourhoods are free from litter and debris to be protected from diseases such as TB.
The Sizanani manager Kimberly Mkhushulwa said, “The inspiration for us to be part of the campaign was because we have mentees and mentors from Alex and our best way to kind of bond, we do collective outings and we thought this would be the best collective outing because we are not just out but we are cleaning the same environment that those mentors and mentees are residing.
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“We just want to give back to the community by making sure that the environment is clean because a lean environment means a healthy life and we also want people outside of Alex to see and get a feel of Alex as it is,” Mkhushulwa said.
The cleanup campaign which lasted for several hours resulted in impressive results, by the end of the day the volunteers had collected dozens of bags of trash and transformed the once-littered streets into a cleaner and more inviting space.
“I am excited and proud of our community for coming together and making sure that our environment is clean because this will free us from diseases such as TB and other diseases caused by rubbish. This shows that we can do amazing things if we work together and care about each other,” said a community volunteer Mbali Thabethe.
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