Bringing books to life
Books donated to Roodepoort Primary School to ensure a better future.
Konica Minolta South Africa, a division of Bidvest Office (Pty) Ltd, has once again teamed up with its CSI partner, the Edu-Care Foundation. Their aim is bringing a bright and cheerful reading corner to the Foundation Phase learners at Roodepoort Primary School in Davidsonville. This marks the 11th reading corner the two organisations have created for schools across the country.
Special projects manager at Konica Minolta South Africa, Laetitia Coetzer, said initially they were allocated a very small room for the reading corner, but a class of 30 learners had to be broken up into groups of 10 to enjoy the donated books.
“Realising how much the pupils were enjoying their reading time, the school’s new principal, Mr Naicker, then earmarked an entire classroom that could be converted into both a reading corner and a library – a space that could accommodate an entire class and from which all learners at the school could benefit,” she said.
The Edu-Care Foundation, an educational organisation providing essential school equipment to underprivileged and vulnerable children in all communities, visits Roodepoort Primary every Friday for a story-telling session with Foundation Phase pupils. They will also be assisting the school on Saturdays to help learners further develop their reading and writing skills.
Founder of the Edu-Care Foundation, Daleen Havenga, said their goal is to see the school’s learners achieve high marks and also gain confidence as their reading improves.
“We are looking forward to these children achieving a great and beautiful future; they are our future leaders, doctors and lawyers and it is a great pleasure for us to invest in them.”
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