SEBOKENG.- With winter around the corner, the Thabo Rakhale Foundation in conjunction with Sthandaza Services and Projects put a smile on the needy Qhoweng Primary School learners when it donated school shoes on Friday.
Speaking to Sedibeng Ster, Shirley Themba who spoke on behalf of both organization said Rakhale saw the need to donate the school shoe to the learners seeing that most of them are from the poorest of the poor community.
To date, this former Orlando Pirates midfielder, Rakhale is a former student of Qhoweng Primary School. Themba said that the Thabo Rakhale Foundation donated 66 pairs of school shoes to the school learners.
“ The Thabo Rakhale Foundation saw that most of the learners don’t have proper school uniforms, especially shoes. It is now getting cold and we know that most learners don’t have school shoes. It is a fact that most of the children survive through grants but it is not enough to cover everything for them.
“This project is meant to help the children who are less privileged and we are still going to help more kids in the community with this project.
“As the Thabo Rakhale Foundation and Sthandaza Services and Projects, we want to make a difference in the lives of the young people in Sedibeng including football. There are still more projects coming to help those children from the community who can’t afford,” she said.
Speaking to Sedibeng Ster, Qhoweng Primary School Principal, Temiki Motaung said that as the school they are grateful for the contribution made to the school by one of their former learners. He said most of the school learners are from the poorest of the poor communities and this means a lot to them.
“We want to thank Thabo Rakhale for his generosity to donate school shoes to our learners and wish this project can be an annual one,” he said. His sentiments were echoed by the former Deputy Principal Moses Moloi, who is a former Orlando Pirates player himself.
Moloi said since he started teaching at the school in 2006, Thabo Rakhale is the first former student to do something like this to his former school.
“Look, some of the school’s former learners are doctors and teachers but they never bother to come back and give back to the school that made them who they are today. Hats off to Rakhale and I wish God to keep him longer for his generosity,” concluded Moloi.
Those who are interested to be part of this project can reach Thabo Rakhale on FACEBOOK, Thabo Rakhale Foundation FACEBOOK page, or contact him at 066 333 1971/e-mail: infotrfoundation30@gmail.com
