Former learners proves that charity begins at home
Three former learners of Ritavi Primary School proves that charity indeed begins at home after donating 15 computers to the school recently.
Their reasons for donating the five laptops and 10 desktops was to get kids exposed to technology from a young age and become part of the fourth industrial revolution.
Tinyiki Mageza, Tintswalo Siweya and Nxalati Shirilele are now succesful women with their own families and they believe in empowering a young girl-child from an early stage so that they will make good choices in life.
The former learners donated through their NPO called ‘Uwa nkoka’ translating you are important and their motto is ‘you are fearfully and wonderfully made’.
“About 14 years ago when we were still young girls, Dr Hellen Baloyi, through her organisation ‘Lifesaver’ used to go to different schools and empower young girls and we grew up wanting to become like her.
“Our mission is to tell girls that their background does not determine their future and that they need to take ownership of their future,” explained Shirilele.
The team also hosted a motivational event for girls consisting of learners from different schools within the Greater Tzaneen Municipality at the Nkowankowa Community Hall.
The theme of the event was ‘You are worth the wait and true love waits.’
They taught the girls about the importance of waiting to engage in sexual activities at a young age and to focus on their education and God.
“If you start engaging in sexual matters or have a boyfriend from a young stage, you are constatly consumed by what the guy is always doing and also lose focus in class and you have a high chance of falling pregnant and contracting sexual diseases,” Shirilele added.
About sixty learners from destitute backgrounds were given groceries.
The team concluded by thanking all the learners, schools, guests and their sponsors for being part of the initiative.
