Matla A Bana awards its funders at AGM
Held at the Alice Art Gallery in Ruimsig, the prestigious event commenced with some speeches and awards to the main sponsors and volunteers.
The corporate sponsors and volunteers who sustain Matla A Bana, a voice against child abuse, with their donations and hard work, were all appreciated during the organisation’s Annual General Meeting and Awards ceremony on Friday, 15 November.
Held at the Alice Art Gallery in Ruimsig, a venue which showcases some of the finest art, the prestigious event commenced with some speeches and awards to the main sponsors and volunteers.
The event featured special guest speaker, Sasha Schwendenwein, a senior producer and investigative journalist, who spoke about her career and some intriguing investigative stories that she’s documented on the popular investigative programme, Carte Blanche.
Sasha described herself as a seasoned journalist who has been pursuing human rights stories, mainly focusing on children and systems surrounding their safe care and education. She also used the platform to address the main objective of the media, in a bid to dispel the negative notion surrounding it.
Honeydew Police representative, Captain Pretorius, appreciated Matla A Bana for its dedication to providing comfort packs to aid children that experience any form of violation. The comfort packs are collected annually and distributed to various police stations across the country.
The following sponsors were honoured with awards for pledging funds for the next financial year:
– Old Mutual Staff Foundation Fund Trust;
– Keller Williams Realty;
– CMW Trust;
– Shellard Media; and
– Clearwater Mall (including PNA and Dekalb)
The event concluded with a light finger-lunch, which allowed attendees to mingle, and giving most attendees an opportunity to interact with the kind-hearted Sasha.
