Schools urged to get involved in this worthy project
Schools are encouraged to get on board and host a School SleepOut™.
The 2016 CEO SleepOut™ is fast approaching.
Business leaders will spend the night on the Nelson Mandela Bridge, along with a colleague, a student and a matric pupil with notable leadership qualities, on July 28.
These are the #4Leaders4Change who will raise funds and gain empathy for the homeless.
Alongside the event is a national call to action, saying all of #SouthAfricaMustRise in solidarity and commit to creating positive social change for those who need it most.
This year, as The CEO SleepOut™ funds will go towards enabling communities through education – the vital step on the road to eradicating homelessness – the organisers are asking pupils and teachers to SleepOut in solidarity at The School SleepOut™.
- What is the School SleepOut™?
Students, teachers and parents at public or private schools are invited to SleepOut™, to spend the night outdoors, on their school grounds, on July 28.
They’ll do this in solidarity with the #4Leaders4Change who are spending the night on the Nelson Mandela Bridge.
Participants in the School SleepOut™ must identify an outreach school in need, learn about the items they need most – from food and books to clothes and stationery – and commit to gathering and delivering those items, making a difference to those in need.
Through the School SleepOut™ pupils will discover empathy for vulnerable communities – and take that feeling with them into the future.
It will shape how they look at the world as they enter the classroom, the lecture hall and the boardroom.
Schools are urged to get involved in the project.
For more information or to register schools can visit www.theceosleepoutza.co.za
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