No more winter blues for poor pupils

As the winter season approaches, more than 100 disadvantaged children, drawn from all over Vhembe, are assured of warmth.

This comes after Allwear (LTD), the largest manufacturer of school uniforms in South Africa, donated boxes of winter clothing to Childline Limpopo. The handing over took place at one of their branches, House of Schoolwear - Venda.

Mr Willie Jonker, sales representative in the Venda region, said that Childline Limpopo had approached them, asking for a donation. “I have read about the good work this organization was doing for the children in this part of the country. When they asked, we could not say no. We told them to wait for a response from the management of the company, and when they gave the green light, I was so excited to break the good news to them."

He added that they were a caring company and giving the winter clothing was part of their social responsibility. According to Jonker, the partnership that they have built through the donation will continue. "We have helped many disadvantaged children at different local schools and will continue doing so for the benefit of our communities,” added Jonker.

Ms Bettty Monobe, the manager of House of Schoolwear - Venda, said that her shop was excited to have intervened before the underprivileged children were exposed to the cold winter weather. Mr Abel Ntsoane of Childline Limpopo in Thohoyandou said they were humbled by the gesture from Allwear. “When winter comes, we always have problems as to how we are going to clothe the less privileged."

Date:28 May 2015

By: Elmon Tshikhudo

Elmon Tshikhudo started off as a photographer. He developed an interest in writing and started submitting articles to local as well as national publications. He became part of the Limpopo Mirror family in 2005 and was a permanent part of the news team until 2019.

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