HEARTS in Hands NPO (HIH) hosted a small party for the children and staff to celebrate the completion of the exterior phase of their refurbishment project.

The NPO has been working to uplift Isibukosezwe Crèche and Preschool for more than a year.

The children were treated to cake, juice, snacks, treats, face-painting, balloon art, a jumping castle, play and new bikes.

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Tracy Klokie, founder of HIH, said they have been working for over a year with this special little education centre.

She said they got to know about the crèche from Pastor Leonard who works tirelessly in the Embo community.

“It has been a great feeling seeing our vision for uplifting and refurbishing this crèche come to life.

“The exterior phase was to repair, fix, replace, seal and waterproof the roof, install brand-new gutters and facia boards, as well as sand, fill, plaster and paint all the exterior walls, including a beautifully bright mural by local artist Giffy.

“We are very grateful to everyone – generous companies, donors and supporters that have helped us reach this milestone of our upliftment project and Orange Heart Outreach for their incredible support in this phase in particular.”

She added that they still have a few more items they would like to action: new flooring and plumbing completion for the children’s ablutions as well as helping to secure porridge donations for the children.

Anyone who would like to get involved or support Hearts in Hands with their final phase of this community upliftment project, contact project manager Kim at kim@kimgriffithjones.com.

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