Students raise funds for orphanage
PUBLIC GOOD: Industrial Engineering student Simamkele Mpahla is leading a team of students to raise funds for a children’s home in Mfuleni
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
A CPUT Industrial Engineering student is demonstrating his leadership qualities and strong commitment to community upliftment by raising donations for an orphanage for abandoned and HIV-infected children.
Simamkele Mpahla, who is also a member of the Activate! Leadership and Public Innovation programme, is leading a team of four students to raise funds or donations of baby’s nappies, clothes, formula milk and non-perishable foods for Masigcine Children’s Home in Mfuleni.
Masigcine (which means "let us cherish") is a registered Children’s Home that houses about 17 children between the ages of three months and nine years. Masigcine launched in 1989 with the help of the Kuilsriver-based Dutch Reformed Church.
“We have approached some business owners in and around Mfuleni and now we are making a call for donations to members of the public,” says a tenacious Simamkele. “We hope to hand the donation over to Masigcine on the 27th of April.”
Simamkele identified the home as his Voluntary Day project that forms part of his membership with the Activate! Leadership and Public Innovation programme. The programme aims to ignite public innovation by establishing a network of young leaders throughout South Africa.
After applying to become a member of the programme, he was selected for his proven commitment to public good.
To make a donation you can contact Masigcine’s Sydene Cloete on 021 909 1397. To find out more about the children’s home visit www.masigcine.org.za.
By Kwanele Butana
Written by CPUT News
Email: news@cput.ac.za
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