Oil company opens its heart to Girls and Boys Town SA
South African oil company Engen Petroleum recently donated R10k worth of fuel to Girls and Boys Town SA to assist with transporting learners to and from school.
Engen recently opened their hearts to Girls and Boys Town SA (GBTSA).
In a statement from Engen’s External Communications manager, Gavin Smith he explained that the company donated R10 000 worth of fuel to the NPO to help them transport learners from Magaliesburg and Krugersdorp to their respective schools.
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This donation will ensure that vulnerable young learners continue to have access to quality education.
“Founded 64 years ago, GBTSA has helped to heal the broken hearts of over half a million young people from all walks of life, assisting between 16 000 and 20 000 beneficiaries a year either directly or indirectly, and via the GBTSA National Hotline,” read the statement.
The CEO of GBTSA, Lee Loynes said they were extremely grateful to Engen for their support which will go a long way towards helping them with rising costs.
The success of our education and tutoring programmes, which support projects at our Kagiso Development Centre in Krugersdorp and at the Magaliesburg Youth Development Centre are largely reliant on having sufficient transportation and fuel for our school buses.
“As a caring and inclusive company with ‘heart’, Engen is firmly committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which endeavour to ensure a better and more sustainable future for all,” said Khalid Latiff, Engen’s General Manager: Corporate Strategy and Communications, adding that they commend the work GBTSA does and hope that their support brings a margin of relief.
