Eighty learners from 16 previously disadvantaged schools in Nelson Mandela Bay have received full school uniforms, as part of EnviroServ Waste Management’s Alex Matikinca Dress a Learner programme.
From jerseys to shirts, trousers, socks, shoes, and tracksuits, the learners from schools across Motherwell, New Brighton, Wells Estate and Veeplaas, have been fully kitted with brand-new schoolwear. The learners hail from David Vuku, Dumani, Enkwenkwezini, Emafini, Eludini, Funimfundo, Amanzi, Enkululekweni, Melisizwe, Nxanelwimfundo, Vukanibantu, Ikhwezelihle and Coega primary schools, Lonwabo Special School and Coselelani and Ncedo high schools, which are all in the vicinity of EnviroServ’s Aloes waste management facility.
For some children it was the first time they had received a brand new item of clothing, said EnviroServ’s Group Public Affairs Manager, Makgabo van Niekerk.
Government has made a call to corporate South Africa to assist in initiatives which accelerate nation building and development, and EnviroServ answered the call with their annual school uniform programme which clothes needy learners at schools around their operations across the country.
“EnviroServ is privileged to yet again be able to make a difference in the lives of learners around our waste management facilities. Knowing that we will contribute to the education and well-being of 205 future leaders is something we do not take for granted,” said Van Niekerk.
A total of 205 school children around the country received much-needed school uniforms from head to toe from EnviroServ in 2024: 80 from Gqeberha, 80 in Etwatwa and 45 from schools in and around Phomolong.
