Bikes handed over to thrilled senior learners at Tsakane Primary School, Krugersdorp

The Adopt-a-School Foundation, a partner entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, is a non-profit organisation that collaborates with corporations and individuals to create and enhance conducive learning environments in disadvantaged schools. Through its WSD model, the foundation focuses on improving school leadership, performance, infrastructure and learner well-being.

Maboko Ndlovu, the foundation's leadership and curriculum delivery project manager, explained that the bicycles would significantly ease the daily commute for senior learners who live far from the school. “These bikes will help with the long distances learners must walk every day and will be particularly useful for those who stay for extra lessons,” he said.

During the handover ceremony, the school also took the opportunity to discuss road safety with the learners, stressing the importance of following traffic rules and being aware of pedestrian safety.

Tsakane Primary’s principal, D. N. Chauke, expressed his gratitude to the Adopt-a-School Foundation and Enaex Africa. He highlighted the significant benefits the school has received from the WSD initiative, through various corporate partners of the foundation. "The WSD implementation has led to substantial improvements in educator training, resource provision, and infrastructure, creating an ecosystem that fosters learning and excellence," he said.

Enaex Africa’s chief financial officer, Cristian Henriquez, expressed pride in the partnership, stating: “It’s a privilege to make life a little easier for these learners. By helping to ease their commute, we’re contributing to their ability to focus on their education, which is essential for fostering excellence."

In addition to the bike donation, Enaex Africa supports other initiatives at Mante Primary School in the Sekhukhune District in Limpopo, including a school governance and leadership advancement programme, as well as the construction of a Grade R facility.

Tsakane Primary has already benefitted from a variety of projects through the Foundation. These projects included donations of dictionaries, library books, and a vision support programme with spectacles and school shoes donations. Infrastructure upgrades have also been made, including the construction of science and computer laboratories, a combination court, a feeding scheme kitchen, and five additional classrooms. Late last year, the school also received five smart boards, a projector, 60 laptops, and coding and robotics equipment.

The foundation firmly believes in collaborating with corporate partners to drive comprehensive school transformation. For more details about the Foundation’s work, visit www.adopraschool.org.za, and for Enaex Africa, visit www.enaex.com.

About Enaex

• Enaex Africa, a premium blasting services company with over 1,300 employees, is a subsidiary of Enaex and has a joint venture with Sasol (51% Enaex). 
  
• It produces and distributes a wide variety of explosives and value-added solutions, providing all the products and services required to execute the entire blasting process.
  
• Its headquarters are in Rosebank, with manufacturing sites in Secunda and Rustenburg, and regional offices in the Northern Cape, Rustenburg, Steelpoort and Witbank.
  
• There are also subsidiaries in Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana and Zambia.

Adopt-a-School statistics:

• Since inception, well over a billion rand has been invested.
  
• Schools adopted: 665
  
• Learners reached: 1,662,305
  
• Educators developed: 34,085
  
• Facilities constructed: 809
  
• Jobs created: 16,207
  
• SMMEs: 2,610
  
• Learners benefitting from visual support: 109,640
  
• Spectacles provided: 5,370
  
• Learners benefitting from Health and Sanitation projects: 22,777
  
• Learners participating in awareness campaigns: 11,172

About Adopt-a-School Foundation:

Adopt-a-School Foundation (AAS) is an entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation (CRF) and was officially established in 2002. The Foundation is a registered Section 21 company with PBO status and has an independent board of directors. The 2020 Top Empowerment Award Winner, Adopt-a-School Foundation, works with various stakeholders, including the District, Provincial and National Departments of Basic Education, corporate donors, multiple service providers and best practice NGOs. The Foundation implements Whole School Development, a holistic model to improve schools' academic, infrastructural, social, and security environments. There are currently 665 schools under the Adopt-a-School Foundation’s adoption programme. The Foundation works in all nine South Africa, Lesotho, and Mozambique provinces.

Visit the Foundation’s website at www.adoptaschool.org.za. Email az.oc.loohcsatpoda@sbocajz or call 011 592 6580.