BLOEMFONTEIN: The Gootvlei Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein has continued its community project of revamping desks deemed as waste and getting them back into classrooms. The latest efforts saw several refurbished desks reintroduced at the Nzame Primary School in Bloemfontein.
This is thanks to the basic artisan skills of two male inmates, who used their craft to revamp more than 100 desks.
To perform these repairs, the pair used skills they had acquired at Gootvlei.
The inmates’ ability is evident in the restoration of the desks to their original condition.
The desks were returned to the school ahead of the start of the third school term on 22 July.
Sepheto Skosana, headmaster of Nzame, said the two inmates’ contribution was far-reaching in enabling learners to continue learning − and also avoided 100 desks being wasted. He presented a certificate of appreciation to each.
The correctional centre is involved in school programmes as part of a community programme, while inmates participate as part of the second chance programme aimed at reuniting them with the community as part of a life-changing initiative.
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