THE Triad School in Pinetown gladly accepted a vehicle donated by the South African Muslim Charitable Trust (SAMCT). The Triad School is a special needs school that was established in 2002. The school caters for school-going children, providing early intervention, programmed, academic grades, junior vocational classes, skills development, parent support and training.

The donation of the vehicle comes after the school lost its only vehicle during the April floods in 2022.
SAMCT representative Gaff Osman said they were happy to help the organisation because of the important work they do.

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“Given its special needs function and the spread of its operations, a vehicle clearly forms an essential part of its activities. Sadly, as with many other organisations of this kind, Friends of Triad has been unable to meet such a massive capital expense while struggling to meet its monthly financial challenges, thus leaving the organisation without a vehicle for many trying months.

He said the vehicle will enable the school to nurture the integration of its learners into their families and communities and will take them on excursions to enhance the learning process and to special sporting events, as well as to a development centre.

“We trust that our provision of the new vehicle for this most worthy organisation will make a huge difference in the quality of life of the children at the school,” he said.

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Paola Reggiani, who is the principal of the school, said the donation was much needed due to the nature of their work.

“Many of our students are turned away from mainstream schools due to their inability to cope in such settings. We have adopted the policy of not closing the door on any child, regardless of their challenges or any financial issue of the parents. It is for this reason that we have both paying and non-paying learners. Our NPO side of the organisation enables us to assist our underprivileged learners and provide equal opportunity to all,” she said.

Reggiani said the donation has allowed them to provide a safe and reliable mode of transport to their learners to ensure regular school attendance, and it provides them with opportunities to enjoy school with experiences they were not able to have previously.

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