TUT students reach out to north orphanage
The orphanage was established in 2008 to provide shelter for orphans in the area and those who did not have any place to stay.
A group of Tshwane University of Technology Soshanguve north campus students opened their hearts to a children’s orphanage in Hammanskraal when they donated food parcels, clothes and toiletries.
The Bana Ba Morena orphanage received a special visit from education students, who reside at the north campus residence.
The orphanage was established in 2008 to provide shelter for orphans in the area and those who did not have any place to stay. The centre accommodates children up to the age of 23 years.
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TUT assistant residence manager and education student Esie Msimango said a group of 26 students formed the initiative in 2014, where they started to donate to various local orphanages.
Msimango said the group, which mainly reaches out to children centres, did not have sponsors but relied on donations from students.
“We ask for help and assistance from our fellow TUT students at different campuses. Anything that they give us is put to good use and we also contribute with the little that we have to add to what the students give us,” said Msimango.
“It is a great feeling for us to give back to the children because it gives us joy to know that we were able to put food on somebody’s plate. It also inspires us students to give little of what we have to children because once a child lands in an orphanage, it means they were abandoned by their parents or they do not have parents.”
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Orphanage founder Ditoriso Lwate said her background inspired the idea behind the orphanage.
Lwate said she also grew up in an orphanage.
“I saw the need to continue giving back to the community as I was also in the same position that these children are in today,” said Lwate.
Lwate said she was pleased with what the students had done because most of the orphanages in local areas depended on donations for survival.
“It is hard to get assistance from the local residents. It is very hard to get a sponsor for local orphanages although the government does assist once a year but we still need help from time to time,” she said.
“We are only surviving through donations and most of them approach us rather than the orphanage approaching them, which shows support and generosity. We were once assisted by the government but because we have many orphanages that need help from the government, they only provided us with services for a year and for that we are thankful as they recognised us.”
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