Sasol Secunda handed over mobile classrooms, a jungle gym, school stationery and shoes to two Lekwa municipality’s schools, Rondavel Combined School and Azalea Combined School on Thursday 10 December.
According to their press release, it forms part of the company’s strategic intent to support Early Childhood Development (ECD).
The statement went on to say that Sasol has been building trust-based relationships with its fence line communities.
Mpumalanga Department of Education’s main objective is to ensure that there should be no learner who learns under inhabitable or dangerous structures.
“Through our school infrastructure programme, Sasol’s partnership with the department will reduce overcrowding in classrooms, with additional mobile classrooms, improving the environment to be conducive to learning.”
The school infrastructure project has the following objectives:
• To address overcrowding challenges burdening schools due to inadequate infrastructure.
• To create a conducive educational environment for learners and educators.
• To strengthen Sasol’s relationship with the Department of Education.
Through the Sasol for Good Employee Volunteerism Programme, stationery packs, school shoes, and family mask packs were also donated.
Sasol has partnered with Suka Projects and SA Health to revamp the current food gardens at the school premises to provide children with healthy, nourishing food.
The school’s football and netball grounds were also refurbished to support learners’ physical activities. “Early childhood intervention programmes are implemented to equip children, at foundational phase, to be able to perform better throughout their school career,” Ms Rethabile Ndjibu, Social Impact: Sasol Energy Operations, said.
“This impact is observed in their behaviour, educational progression, as well as attainment and eventually in labour-market success, among other domains.”
