{"id":46298,"date":"2025-02-20T06:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T04:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/500-pairs-of-shoes-donated-to-underprivileged-learners-in-cape-town-20250220\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:13:11","slug":"500-pairs-of-shoes-donated-to-underprivileged-learners-in-cape-town-20250220","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/500-pairs-of-shoes-donated-to-underprivileged-learners-in-cape-town-20250220\/","title":{"rendered":"500 pairs of shoes donated to underprivileged learners in Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong data-end=\"545\" data-start=\"347\">Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube and Our Shoes Organisation donated 500 pairs of formal and sports shoes to three schools in Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, and Gugulethu.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong data-end=\"779\" data-start=\"550\">Vukukhanye Primary School principal Nokuzola William highlighted that many learners come from disadvantaged backgrounds and rely on social grants.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong data-end=\"972\" data-start=\"784\">Gwarube emphasized the importance of partnerships in education, while SGB chair Siphiwo Duduma expressed gratitude and called on more organizations to support underprivileged learners.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff and learners were over the moon when the Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube and Our Shoes Organisation donated 500 pairs of formal and sports shoes at three schools on Monday 17 February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The schools included KwaMfundo Senior Secondary in Khayelitsha, Paramount High School in Mitchells Plain and Vukukhanye Primary School in Gugulethu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nokuzola William, the principal at Vukukhanye, said shoes meant a lot to the learners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said most of their learners come from disadvantaged background and survive through social grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot all the learners are good at their studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOthers are good at sport and soccer boots and sneakers will help them when they are going for training. 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