Buhlebethu gets food parcels from Eskom
“Children are the most valuable asset of our society and that is the reason we will continue to support them.”
Care givers from the Buhlebethu Multipurpose Centre felt honoured to receive food parcels from Eskom, in partnership with General Electric.
The ward councillor, Ms Rose Nkabinde, welcomed the guests and thanked Eskom for helping the needy in her area.
Ms Ncomisile Ntshangase, a caregiver, said they would have food for a few days.
“This also means we do not have to ask for transport from individuals to go and get food from the donors.
“Our centre is open to anybody and we appeal to Eskom to continue helping us.”
Ms Ntshangase added that their area is mostly affected by youths who use Nyaope and the care givers understand their situation and help wherever they can.
Eskom’s site project manager, Mr Shakes Mashinini, said they visited the area to celebrate with residents of Ext 25, also known as Afghanistan, and the beneficiaries of Buhlebethu, such as the elderly and children.
He emphasised that their relationship with Buhlebethu would continue.
In his speech he mentioned that in order to make sure they left the centre with something sustainable, they decided to begin a garden that would benefit them with vegetables.
“Children are the most valuable assets in our society and that is why we will continue to support them,” said Mr Mashinini.
Mr Victor Tshamano, also from Eskom, said he was excited to hear that they would be going to the area where he spent some of his early years.
He also has friends and family and attended church in Kinross.
Mr Tshamano thanked General Electric and said the company had been a lighthouse for many years.
“Looking after the community is part of our corporate social responsibility, of which we also benefit by employing them,” added Mr Tshamano.
Ms Ntombifuthi Sithole, caregiver, explained how they began their organisation without having suitable premises and used private homes in which to do their cooking before carrying 20 litre buckets with food in to deliver to patients and the needy.
She also mentioned that some of the people they look after, are child-headed families.
Buhlebethu, a non-profit organisation, still struggles to get electricity at their centre, because of a lack of money.
Their future plan is to get proper buildings so they can begin to accommodate abused children and the elderly at the centre.
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