Anyone who thinks they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room- Chistine Todd Whitman
Other young people only think about booze, what is trending and yes they do good only when it benefits them, but thank God we still have the good people who know that no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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| senzu'mehluko making donatios. Photo supplied. |
In May 2014, Jacob Tebogo Aphane decided to establish an organisation that will take care of the Children living everyday of their lives without proper clothes to wear. He named the organisation 'Senzu'mehluko-A helping hand'.
He works with other four young people who have the same vision as his,Sphiwe Tshehla, Angel Mbatha, Angel Nkambule and Veronica Lekgwathi. Aphane said he established the organisation because he saw that other young people do not have clothes to wear, that causes them to wear the same clothes the whole week. " The organisation was also established to discourage the burning of unused clothes and to let people know that the clothes they no longer use can help someone out there" he said.
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With the help of the community, this team has managed to help families in need and they have also donated clothes to S.T Joseph's in Ekangala section F and D. Senzu'mehluko is only donating with clothes for now, but they are busy planning on giving books that children can read and they clean gardens around Ekangala.
Now we know that in everything we do, there are challenges. Senzu'mehluko faces finance and transport problems, hence they also want to donate to other places outside Ekangala. Their plan is to be able to spread outside the Country, and have their own library in 2026.
"Anyone who wants to help the organisation can freely volunteer and for those who want to donate with clothes can contact us, we will take it from there.People outside Ekangala do wanna help but transportation is our problem" said Aphane.
Visit their facebook page ''Senzu'mehluko' if you wish to donate clothes, books or money.
The email address is-Senzumehluko@gmail.com
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