Apr 1, 2022 | Corporate Social Responsibility
Literacy and reading are a vital part of education and when Affinity was made aware that Isihlangusabasha Primary School did not have a library facility, it was important that our #10000STRONG team changed this!
Over the past year, the team has been collecting second-hand children’s books and furniture for a library. All the books are covered in plastic to protect them and ensure that they can be enjoyed for years to come. This year we have officially been able to launch the library for the school. The library has reading books, puzzles, a white board, bookshelves, cupboards, desks and even a board room table! Any furniture which Affinity no longer needs is donated towards the library and gets put to great use by the teachers and learners from Isihlangusabasha Primary.
The school takes pride in their new library room and the learners enjoy spending time there reading and being creative. This room will serve as an educational space where learning and extra lessons can take place. The #10000STRONG team will continue to sew into the library.
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Feb 1, 2021 | Corporate Social Responsibility
In South Africa, many schools within under-resourced communities provide learners with a daily complimentary meal. For many of the children, this will be their only meal of the day. Considering the high unemployment rate in the country, the reality is that many of the parents of these learners are unemployed and struggle to provide for their families. The negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have, unfortunately, worsened these statistics.
As a reaction to this social issue, the Affinity Family have realised the importance of ensuring that these children have a supply of food during the school holidays, when they do not receive their complimentary meal. Before every major school holiday, the generous staff from Affinity raise money to assist in purchasing food parcels that are handed out to every learner from the beneficiary school that we support.
The school has about 490 learners attending, and before the December holidays, every one of these children will be given a food parcel. The parcels are filled with items such as, soup, rice, maize meal, beans, tinned fish, biscuits, and stock. The learners can take these parcels home to their families to help support them throughout the holiday.
There is great feedback from this initiative as this significantly helps the families during difficult times and ensures children don’t go hungry.
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Aug 1, 2020 | Corporate Social Responsibility
In the early months of 2020, it was brought to our attention that Isihlangusabasha Primary School did not have any ceiling fans in their classrooms. Being situated near the Inanda Dam in Kwa-Zulu Natal, where it gets very warm in the summer months, this often meant that the learners would get extremely hot and struggle to concentrate on their schoolwork, especially if the classrooms were full.
As a result, the Affinity Group donated ceiling fans for every classroom. The teachers and learners have expressed that the ceiling fans have been a great help in keeping cool on hot days. Learners can stay more focused in class and are motivated to come to school and learn, even on hot days.
Affinity recognises the importance of looking out for those in need, particularly school children, as they are the next generation of employees. Creating an adequate learning environment for students means that they can work harder at achieving their goals and have better access to future study and employment opportunities.
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