A group of first-year Industrial Design students reached out to those less fortunate recently when they took part in the Santa Shoebox Project.
The project is a community initiative that oversees the donation, collection and distribution of Christmas gifts to underprivileged children in South Africa and Namibia. Contributors to the project select children from the Santa Shoebox website to send personalised shoeboxes to.
Inspired by the cause, the group of Industrial Design students made several boxes, the contents of which included educational supplies, a toy, clothing, sweets, toothbrush and toothpaste, facecloth and soap.
Aiming to put a smile on as many faces as possible, the project hopes to deliver 100 000 gift boxes to children in Cape Town this Christmas, and many more to children across the country.
For more information about Santa’s Shoebox visit www.santashoebox.co.za
By: Nurahn Ryklief
Written by CPUT News
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