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Project 1: Workshop Space - Nkomo for the little learners. The staff room also
Village, Atteridgeville requires beautifying. The playground is
The Jewels of Atteridgeville project a blank canvas for anything creative like
commenced in 2019 in partnership with painting of games such as hopscotch,
HM Pitje Foundation. The mission is to learning the alphabet or other educational Halaletsang safety home
grow the art and craft industry for the games and simulations.
youth of Atteridgeville through training
and entrepreneurship opportunities. Project 3: Halaletsang Safety Home – home has huge potential to become a place
Safari donated 270m² of commercial Atteridgeville for teaching orphans entrepreneurial
space at Nkomo Village shopping centre, This shelter, started by Mama Karabo, skills, establishing a vegetable garden and
now serving as a well-known arts and is home to 48 vulnerable children varying creating learning opportunities.
entrepreneurial hub in the area. between the age of 5 to 18. Safari has At Safari we know that if we join hands
Various art lessons, work readiness supported this home since 2019, when we can through our actions, however big
programmes and entrepreneurial work- an abandoned clubhouse became their or small, open doors, shift boundaries
shops have been launched here. Some home. Jakaranda FM sponsored beds and and stimulate change for the better of our
include presentations by Giggs Kgole, blankets, but they still had many challenges communities and society as a whole
internationally established artist from SA; and evacuated the premises in 2022 due to We call upon our members, friends,
the curator Nomaza Nongqunga Coupez unhealthy circumstances. The home is now colleagues, corporates and associates to
from Undiscovered Canvas in France; and situated in a building originally earmarked join us in whatever way they can. Together
weekly CV and work readiness programmes for crèches in Atteridgeville. we can complete the project faster and
by the Department of Labour and SARS. Challenge: The building has been be able to take on and tackle more areas
Safari also partnered with Ladies in vandalised over the years and there is no where our services are desperately needed.
Business Network (1,200 ladies) now workable kitchen. There are no curtains Email Maria for further information
hosting regular flea markets. Rewatu or cupboards, or basic linen, and the raw and discuss how you can get involved.
Solutions approached the ladies to assist wood furniture needs a coat of paint. The maria@iidprofessions.org.za dw
them with an online sales platform named lounge and seating areas are also bare
KasiRadar. Safari granted space next to and dilapidated, and need furniture. This www.iidprofessions.org.za
the workshop hub as a depot and these
ladies can attend these workshops.
Challenge: Safari sponsors the venue Nkomo Village
and administration of these workshops.
The challenges are beautifying the space
and catering for the attendees, especially
for school kids who attend after school.

Project 2: Bud Mbele Primary School -
Atteridgeville
At Safari giving means way more than
donating, it is all about making a lasting
difference. Safari embarked on a journey
of impact in 2020 by joining hands with
an NPO called Education is our Future.
This intervention focuses on upliftment
of literacy and mathematics in rural
schools. The programmes are exceeding
our expectations. A culture of “love for
the reading word” was established and
has reached Bud Mbelle Primary school
in Atteridgeville. It has now become a
challenge for the school, with limited
space for gatherings, to accommodate up
to 70 learners in some classes.
Challenge: Safari launched a library but
the space is in need of an interior make-
over to enhance the reading experience

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