A wife and mother of six, Margaret Mogane, is passionate about uplifting disadvantaged children in her community in Hazyview.

She is a child dietician based at Mapulaneng Hospital in Bushbuckridge.

She has adopted the Uthando Children’s Home in Mshadza, to help these kids receive nutritious food and other basic needs.

“The Covid-19 pandemic has left many families in Hazyview distraught and lacking basic needs. Some families cannot even afford healthy food for their children. I witness it a lot in the hospital when they are brought in sick, only to find that they suffer from malnutrition,” Mogane said.

She is embarking on a journey as a Mrs Mpumalanga 2023 finalist to educate parents and guardians about nutrition in aim to raise healthy kids.

“I want to make a change in the lives of children. Through the Mrs Mpumalanga platform, I want to offer knowledge to parents on how to prepare meals for their kids. It starts with the parents, because children consume what their parents consume. I believe being Mrs Mpumalanga is about being a mother that has the best interests at heart for the development of healthy future leaders in her home province,” she said.

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Part of her goals include developing a centre for children suffering from malnutrition.

“This will be a centre where they can receive education and provision of healthy food.”

Working towards her goal, Mogane is hosting a fun walk on December 10 to encourage a healthy lifestyle for families.

“Young and old are welcome to participate. The entrance fee is a donation of any kind of toiletries such as toothpaste, toilet paper, soap and towels. The items will be donated to the Uthando Home. I encourage the community of Hazyview and surrounds to take a stand in supporting the upliftment of our young generation,” said Mogane.

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The walk will start at 07:00 at 4 Ways Café on the corner of Portia Shabangu Drive and Albatross Street in Hazyview.

For more details, contact Mogane on 079 180 6843.