Public Works Southern Regional Office spent 67 minutes at Dambuza Drop in Centre
As part of Nelson Mandela International Day celebrations, the Southern Region management and staff dedicated their 67 minutes painting, cutting grass, gardening, donating food, towels, toothbrushes, clothes and books at Mayibuye Drop in Centre in Dambuza, Pietermaritzburg. Mayibuye Drop in Centre is a place situated in Dambuza area under uMsunduzi Municipality which provides soup kitchen for the needy children within the area and also helps the society by providing them with counselling on their social issues.
Mayibuye Drop in Centre
The Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated worldwide in honouring our South African icon Mr Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. The objective of this day is to help change the world for the better by contributing 67 minutes of your time. Southern Region management and staff members celebrated this day by cooking food for the 200 local children who usually come to this place after school, cutting grass and planting seeds. They also contributed an amount of R4500,00 to buy other items including gifts for the centre. The Southern Regional Manager, Mr Thobuyise Mchunu handed over gifts to these children and in his speech explained to them about the importance of celebrating this day. He also thanked the staff members by making a Mandela Day a success. Children were very excited when Mr Mchunu was handing over the gifts and responded positively on the questions asked by him about Mandela Day.
Staff member painting the centre Ladies busy cooking for the children in the kitchen
Southern Regional Manager, Mr Thobuyise Mchunu preparing to plant seeds
Nalini Naidoo who is a manager for the centre thanked the Department of Public Works for their donation. “On behalf of Mayibuye Drop In Centre and Child Welfare I would like to thank the Department of Public Works for sacrificing their time and money to assist our centre, we feed about 200 children per day and sometimes we do not get enough funding, this contribution will really make a difference” she said.
