Local charity organisation Proud Fathers has done a good deed by donating a wheelchair to Afri-Village resident Valnoe Steyn.

This came after Proud Father’s founder Mandla Hamnca received a call for help from a local resident who detailed Steyn’s story and said he didn’t have a wheelchair of his own.

We knew we had to jump in and assist after hearing how his family struggled to get him to his doctor’s appointments and how they had to borrow a wheelchair from a resident in Toekomsrus in order to get around.

“That really moved us,” said Hamnca who added that the call for help came after they had donated a wheelchair to an elderly woman in Mohlakeng.

Speaking to the Herald, Steyn’s aunt, Shirly Coetzee, said the donation of the wheelchair made life a lot easier and bearable for Steyn.

“We are really thankful to have received this wheelchair from the charity organisation. We have been using it since March and it surely has made moving around a lot easier for Valnoe and for us as well,” said Coetzee who added that they used to borrow an old wheelchair from a community member but had to give it back when they moved from Toekomsrus to Afri-Village

Steyn was diagnosed with meningitis at 11 months, which caused his disability. His mother passed away 20 years ago and his father passed away five years ago.

Until recently he was in the care of another aunt but she passed away. Coetzee and her husband stepped in and are now taking care of Steyn.

Sampie Nkwe and Proud Fathers founder Mandla Hamnca standing behind 25-year-old Valnoe Steyn in his new wheelchair. Pic submitted.