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The Citizen
09-06-2025
- General
- The Citizen
Urgent community support needed to complete classroom project at New Jerusalem Children's Home
The New Jerusalem Children's Home's additional classroom project is currently on hold due to a lack of funds. The home is in the final stages of constructing new classrooms to better accommodate its learners, but it requires community support to complete the essential finishing touches. Most of the work has been completed, including painting, window installation, and fencing, to name a few, however, the tiling and ceiling installations remain unfinished, and funding is needed to complete these remaining tasks. Also read: CRC Cares Charity Fun Run comes to Midrand This non-profit organisation provides shelter and care for more than 120 children who have been abandoned, abused, or traumatised. Earlier this year, the home began an expansion project to address overcrowding in its existing classrooms and to create a more conducive learning environment. Currently, there are eight classrooms, and the home has started building three new ones specifically for grades 9 and 11, and Afrikaans language learners. Hopkins Kaira, the marketing manager of the home, emphasised the importance of these new classrooms. 'These new rooms will be essential for the learners, as they deserve to study in a welcoming environment that is not overcrowded,' said Kaira. Also read: Local ANC branch donates school shoes and sanitary pads to Noordwyk Primary 'We've already completed the painting, window installations, and fencing for the three new classrooms. The only remaining tasks are the ceiling and tiling, which are preventing us from moving the learners into their dedicated space.' He explained that the current setup, where Grade 10 and 11 classes were combined, was not ideal, and completing the new classrooms would significantly enhance the learning experience. Read more: Attacq Foundation launches Building Brilliance, Block by Block to renovate classrooms at Phuthumani Primary School To help the home reach its goal of providing a better educational environment for the children, community donations are essential. Potential donors who are interested in supporting this cause can contact Hopkins Kaira directly at 063 633 0235 or via email at info@ Follow us on our Whatsapp channel, Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok for the latest updates and inspiration! Have a story idea? We'd love to hear from you – join our WhatsApp group and share your thoughts!
The Citizen
04-06-2025
- Business
- The Citizen
Attacq Foundation launches Building Brilliance, Block by Block to renovate classrooms at Phuthumani Primary School
Waterfall City-based Attacq Foundation is proud to announce the launch of its latest initiative, Building Brilliance, Block by Block, a classroom renovation campaign that aims to transform learning conditions for more than 400 learners at Phuthumani Primary School in Tembisa. Guided by its overarching vision to transform and help the communities in which they operate by investing in education, training, essential goods, and economic development, the foundation is not just funding brick-and-mortar upgrades, it is laying the groundwork for a more inclusive, educated, and prosperous South Africa. Attacq Foundation spokesperson Danny Vermeulen said bright minds deserved bright spaces. 'By renovating classrooms, we're enabling learners to thrive and communities to grow. It's more than just infrastructure.' Also read: Lazola Maku receives hero's welcome at Noordwyk Secondary School Attacq invites the private sector and broader public to co-invest and build with them in a project that delivers lasting impact. Through structured sponsorship tiers, contributors will be part of a powerful transformation, block by block. 'This campaign directly aligns with Attacq's strategic pillar of thriving communities. We are not just donors, we are co-creators of sustainable change. When a school is strengthened, the entire community is empowered to thrive.' In March this year, the Department of Basic Education reported to the National Council of Provinces that South Africa faced a staggering infrastructure backlog in public schools; these deficits posed daily risks to learners. It was said that more than 8 200 schools required additional classrooms. Vermeulen said this reality underscored why the campaign was so vital. Also read: ActionSA applauds GED for addressing Eqinisweni High School infrastructure crisis 'It is about restoring dignity, enabling opportunity, and constructing environments where learners can flourish. Building our nation is about giving to the community and being responsible for making a sustainable difference. 'This is more than a renovation project. It is a shared call to reimagine what education can look like when purpose and partnership intersect. We invite businesses with a vision for impact to become building partners, co-creators of environments. Your investment isn't just a donation, it's a commitment to the future of education. By laying the foundation with us, you support not only academic excellence but also community upliftment and social progress.' Follow us on our Whatsapp channel, Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok for the latest updates and inspiration! Have a story idea? We'd love to hear from you – join our WhatsApp group and share your thoughts! At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
