#Thusangwanageno paints Soshanguve school as part of initiative to paint 20 school in three weeks

#Thusangwanageno (Help your brethren) volunteers joined by parents and community members painted Phuthanang primary school in Soshanguve on Friday.

The organisation said it aims to paint 20 schools in three weeks following their book-covering initiative a week ago.

Founder of the organisation Dr John Molepo said during their annual book-covering campaign, they discovered some of the schools have dilapidated structures while some required renovations and painting.

“The campaign will involve cleaning and painting of schools in disadvantaged areas with the aim of encouraging communities to take up ownership of their schools,” Molepo said.

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“Our team is still going around looking for schools that require our assistance.”

He condemned those who continue to destroy schools calling them “acts of violence” and “barbaric”.

“Phuthanang school was actually vandalised. They burned the school. We are simply saying let’s protect our infrastructure. Why would a normal person do such a horrible act?

“Some schools have sustained serious structural damages since the alert level 1 lockdown, hence we saw an urgent need for members of the community to reclaim their schools given their significance in the development of their areas.

Malepo appealed to community members and companies to support the initiative or adopt a school.

“Schools are centres of learning and inquiry. This is where future leaders of the community and the country are being churned out.

We believe that if you take care of children today, you have taken care of the community’s future.”

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