Thembisa woman awarded Community Builder of the Year
She provided much needed after-school care and support to disadvantaged children and community members in Thembisa and Ivory Park.
On the evening of August 31, Mpho Salaminah Mofokeng, the chair of the Life 4 U Foundation, was presented with the Community Builder of the Year Award at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s eighth annual Vita Basadi Awards ceremony.
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The event was aimed at encouraging a spirit of volunteerism and nation building by recognising and celebrating the contribution of diverse individuals, groups and institutions towards the upliftment of local communities.
Mofokeng was honoured as a woman who has demonstrated courage and commitment to empower her community to sustain itself, through business ventures and related activities.
The Vita Basadi Awards are given by the Gauteng Provincial Legislature to recognise excellence in unpaid acts of community service by Gauteng women who help those around them and have a positive impact on their communities without expecting anything in return.
This is a leader who motivates group activity by establishing cooperatives, income-generating initiatives, and employment opportunities. This woman encourages an entrepreneurial culture in her neighbourhood.
Life 4 U Foundation was co-founded by Mpho Salaminah Mofokeng, who also serves as its chair. From its modest beginnings, Life 4 U Foundation has grown into a powerful and well-respected social enterprise.
Through her centre she provided much needed after-school care and support to disadvantaged children and community members in Thembisa and Ivory Park.
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This includes homework support, reading programmes and numeracy activities, physical stimulation and recreational activities in a safe environment.
According to Mofokeng the foundation’s daily feeding scheme feeds 600+ disadvantaged community members and also supports 1300 impoverished widows and orphans around Gauteng with well packed food parcels and clothes.
“The organisation does a lot of things which include providing disadvantaged school learners from Ivory Park and Thembisa with school uniforms annually.
“Wash 4 Life Schools Hygiene program reaches 30000+ learners annually to educate them about water conservation, hygiene and good sanitations in schools.
“L4U annually helps 300+ youths to find opportunities and employment.
“The organisation annually hosts numerous awareness campaigns to fight child and women abuse, drugs abuse, and poverty and youth unemployment.
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“The organisation also offers free driver’s licence training and computer and cashier training to unemployed youth; and we have also recently launched the Men and the Women’s forum to combat GBV.
“The foundation organisation has received numerous awards and accolades to motivate them in continuing to do excellent work in their community.
“As an organisation we like to thank staff members, volunteers, Iwisa Maize Meal, PP Gemstones and the Gauteng Department of Social Development, and other corporate companies and government institutions that work and partner with our organisation to better the lives of disadvantaged community members,” said Mofokeng.
Unemployed youth in need of free drivers licence training, computer and cashier training, can contact the organisation on 011 924 6960 or email admin@life4ufoundation.co.za.
Private companies and individuals are also encouraged to support the organisation feeding scheme and youth programmes.
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