MANGAUNG MAYOR, THABO MANYONI GIVES SCHOOL SHOES AND FOOD PARCELS TO THYE NEEDY.

Mangaung Mayor, Thabo Manyoni, visited the Tala Primary School, to hand out School  shoes and  food parcels to the needy.

220 families that live below poverty line and learners from Tala primary school, accepted food parcels and school shoes from the Mangaung mayor, Thabo Manyoni.

 During the last visit in September 2012, the mayor was made aware of the situation and conditions that the families living in the village of Talla are facing.  

The mayor promised to intervene and help the communities, particularly school children.

He said the municipality is going to introduce a clothing bank system, where people are going to donate clothes of all kinds, and make sure they are donated to the needy families.

Manyoni explained that people should not abandon rural areas; they need to be supported and cared for.

 “This is a sign that the Free State province cares about education and we take it as one of our priorities as a province, amongst these children there might be our future president. So we should take care of these children, give them quality education and good support,” he said

The Schools principal, Mokebe Oanyane said despite the challenges that the kids face from their respective families, this primary school with only 55 learners still performs outstandingly with their pass rate.

“These gifts will empower our learners to come to school and work hard  so that they can try to alleviate poverty in their families through education, the family background also plays a huge role in the children’s education,” said Oanyane

One of the learners that got the gift, Katlego Dikgole was very excited about the gifts told Express that the new shoes mean a lot to her as my parents couldn’t afford to buy her new shoes. 

 “I am really grateful with what the mayor done for us, sometimes it’s hard to come to school without shoes especially in winter, now I am going to wake with confidence and do my best in my schoolwork.” she said  

Maria Mamogapi , 32 year old mother was one of the people that got the food parcels, and she said this going one of the best nights for her family.

“I am really happy with what the mayor has done for us, I am rally thankful because I don’t have food in my house but tonight is going to be a different night at my house,” said Mamogapi

68 year old excited man Abram Maoke said he enjoyed himself and he was not expecting so much “The mayor is making a positive impact on our lives, this shows that they care about us and that means a lot to me, I just wish they can come every term or twice a year,” he said