Local NGO educates youth about SA patriotism, flag
The Inaugural Kool 2B South African National Flag Week will take place from April 20 to April 30.
Learners from schools around the metro recently attended a workshop in Freedom Park on the importance of South African patriotism.
Local NGO, Kool 2B South African along with various partners organised the outing as an awareness campaign for their upcoming Kool 2B South African National Flag Week.
“We are excited to see Kool 2B South African’s campaign being a centre for nation-building and social cohesion in our country,” said president and founder Khaya “Kool” Seoketsa.
The workshop, which took place on February 8 and 9 taught the learners about the history of the South African flag and how to fly it.
Freedom Park happens to be the birthplace of the NGO as it was launched there on July 29 2022 to commemorate Mandela month but had been in the works in Mahikeng since August 2009.
The Inaugural Kool 2B South African National Flag Week will be from April 20 to April 30.
“The aim of the workshop was to give an opportunity to learners to understand the roadmap history of our flag, the constitutional values it stands for and how to hoist it,” Seoketsa continued.
Aside from Freedom Park, other partners included, the Gauteng education, Tshwane south district, Department of Arts, Culture and Sports and SAPS.
Seoketsa said that initiatives such as these “honour the core mission statement of Kool 2B South African which is to rekindle love, pride and hope in our country”.
Kool 2B South African envisions a Capital City that is a worldwide leader in fashion, arts, hospitality, beauty, entrepreneurship, travel, technology, innovation and design through restoring love, pride and hope among South Africans.
To find out more, visit Kool 2B South African 1 Foundation on Facebook or contact Khaya Seoketsa on 078 400 4866.
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