EnviroServ Waste Management donates much-needed school uniforms
According to Makgabo van Niekerk, head of public affairs and communications, EnviroServ has invested over R150 000 in this initiative.
EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) Ltd, a SUEZ company, donated school uniforms to 80 learners from various primary and secondary schools in Etwatwa, Daveyton, and Springs.
The annual handover event, the Chris Dlamini Dress a Learner Programme, was held this year at Tshipi Noto Primary School in Emaphupheni, Etwatwa, on January 10, where various beneficiaries attended the ceremony.
The participating primary schools were Dan Pharasi Primary, Sizofunda Primary, Payneville Primary, Zamukhanyo Primary, Kgolagano Primary School, Tshipi Noto Primary School, Thopodi Primary School, J.S. Malaza Primary, Katlego Primary, Umnyezani Primary, and Vukucinge Primary. The participating high schools were B.B. Myataza Secondary, Phakamani Secondary, Lekamoso Secondary, Amos Maphanga Secondary, and Quantum Secondary.
According to Makgabo van Niekerk, head of public affairs and communications, EnviroServ has invested over R150 000 in this initiative, with each school identifying five needy learners to receive the uniforms.
“EnviroServ Waste Management is not only a proven leader in the environmental services sector (waste, water, and wastewater management) in Southern Africa but also an organisation with a social conscience. EnviroServ considers itself a member of the community.
“In response to the government’s call for corporate South Africa to assist in initiatives and programmes that accelerate nation-building and development, the company partnered with several stakeholders in the areas where it operates,” said Van Niekerk.
Van Niekerk said the launch of the Chris Dlamini Dress a Learner Programme 10 years ago began after engagements with community leaders, where it was agreed that EnviroServ should play a more active role in educating the children of Etwatwa, Daveyton, Holfontein, Payneville, and Welgedacht, among others.
“We agreed that the company would roll out one of its socio-economic development (SED) programmes in Gauteng and buy school uniforms for learners. Representatives of the community decided on the name Chris Dlamini, after a selfless community leader and political activist who prioritised the education of young people in poor communities.”
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