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Francois Prinsloo is sedert Desember die bestuurder van die Vrystaat-nasorgsentrum. By hom is sy hond, Storm, wat gereeld by die sentrum kom kuier omdat inwoners nie troeteldiere kan aanhou nie. Agter in die hoek is Francois se Mossie-hoekie waar hy inwoners bemoedig. Foto\u2019s: Lientjie Mentz<\/div>\n
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Hy het die nuwe uitdaging met oop o\u00eb aangepak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00e9 s\u00ea Francois Prinsloo, wat in November verlede jaar die korporatiewe w\u00eareld vaarwel toegeroep het om van 1 Desember af die Vrystaat-nasorgsentrum te bestuur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aangesien Prinsloo reeds die afgelope twee jaar in die sentrum se raad dien, weet hy presies wat die uitdagings behels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deur sy loopbaan by Absa se bemarkingsafdeling en die Absa-stigting was hy baie betrokke by gemeenskapswerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit was nog altyd vir my baie lekker om so by mense betrokke te wees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prinsloo vertel dat hy vrae oor sy toekoms begin vra het nadat hy in 2019 in Jordani\u00eb onder die Siriese vlugtelinge gaan werk het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEk het myself begin afvra wat ek die volgende paar jaar wil doen. N\u00e1 daardie uitreik het ek geweet ek wil met mense werk en werklik \u2019n verskil maak.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy het op vervroegde pensioen gegaan en gooi nou sy volle gewig agter di\u00e9 sentrum in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dwarsdeur die uitdagings wat deur die Covid-19-pandemie veroorsaak is, het die Here die nasorgsentrum gese\u00ebn, s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHier by die sentrum probeer ons die pandemie so goed moontlik bestuur. Die dag\u00adwerkers werk steeds apart van die inwoners. Ons glo egter dit gaan binnekort moontlik wees om die dagwerkers weer by die res in te skakel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die Vrystaat-nasorgsentrum bied vier werkwinkels waar die 125 inwoners en 15 dagwerkers vaardighede aanleer. Die eerste is die naaldwerkklas, waar artikels vir die winkel gemaak word. Dan is daar ook die houtwerkklas en die klas waar doodsklede vir Avbob gemaak word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prinsloo s\u00ea die sentrum gebruik nou ook weer die bakkery waar koekies en beskuit gebak word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie belangrikste funksie van die werkwinkels is om inwoners vaardighede aan te leer. Dit is egter ook my droom om die werkwinkels meer te integreer sodat produkte mekaar aanvul en dit vir die sentrum waarde toevoeg.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vir inwoners is die nasorgsentrum \u2019n ware huis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBaie het die Kersvakansie hier deurgebring, maar di\u00e9 wat die vakansie by familie deurgebring het, was baie opgewonde om na hul huis terug te kom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omdat talle van die inwoners baie lief is vir diere en nie self \u2019n troeteldier kan aanhou nie, bring Prinsloo soms sy weimaraner, Storm, na die sentrum. Dan kan inwoners hom vertroetel en met hom speel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prinsloo nooi mense om by die nasorgsentrum in te loer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie inwoners blom as hulle erkenning kry vir die mooi goed wat hulle maak. Ons probeer vir elkeen \u2019n werkie gee waarvan hy of sy hou.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy s\u00ea elkeen van die inwoners is uniek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit wat jy sien, is dit wat jy kry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy beskou die sentrum se 39 personeellede as \u201cware engele\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prinsloo s\u00ea hy weet dat uitdagings op hom wag, soos moeilike ekonomiese omstandighede wat goeie bestuur verg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tog is hy gereed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEk weet ek is nou op die regte plek en sien uit na die uitdaging wat voorl\u00ea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corrie Ceronio (54) en Annelien Brits (55) in die houtwerkklas met van die speelgoed wat hulle hier maak.<\/div>\n
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Jacomien van Wyk vou \u2019n kis-kussing terwyl instrukteur Miriam Mekgwe toekyk.<\/div>\n
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Frans Conroy (56) maak plekmatjies in die naaldwerkklas.<\/div>\n
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