On the road for KCC

In March we were visited by #GTISanitaryPadDrive. They came to donate sanitary items to the girls of KCC. We like to share what they wrote after their visit.

For our 1st Drive for 2019, we identified Kgomotso Children's Centre as our recipient after going through their website and seeing that it has amazing activities that we would like to be a part of.

Arriving at KCC and being welcomed with such warmth and love was the most mind blowing experience of our lives. As #GSPD, we had never seen anything of such beauty. The kids, KCC staff, parents and community members were more than excited to have us. We sang, danced and laughed and cried tears of joy as though we were all 1 big happy family. The kids had prepared the most touching musical items, alongside their mother Kgomotso to entertain us. It was without a doubt, the best Home we have ever been to. Everyone at #GSPD have voiced that we will dedicate another drive, specially for KCC.

We thank you KCC. We wish you all the best going forward, we hope you grow, prosper, and continue to make a difference in our communities.

Lebogang Sathekge (chairperson of #GTISanitaryPadDrive) 

#GTISanitaryPadDrive is a non-profitable organisation that was founded in 2018 by two friends who saw the need to make a difference in the lives of women and young girls. It consists of a group of friends who have become family through helping the less fortunate by mainly collecting sanitary pads from different individuals who willingly donate across Gauteng. To learn more about #GSPD visit their facebook page.

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In March, KCC managed to buy a land with the help of German support organization Tshwane Township Kids e.V.. The land has been paid for and the cleaning processes has started. The second phase of fencing the yard will start soon as KCC is now in a process of finding suitable fence. 

Since early this year, kids have been enjoying a fun playground. All of that has exercised their creativity and motoric skills and they socialized with others. Besides the social skills that they develop personal skills also become a core advantage that can be achieved.

KCC has come up with a community soccer team for all age groups especially to those that are out of school. We have teams from under 11 to masters’ which are boys over 21 years of age. So far, we have 40 boys from around the township.

We are still collecting clothes from communities and individuals. Children who need clothes are given a chance to pick anything they like. This program will be part of the new KCC activities. Those who want to give clothes, shoes or blankets can contact the centre or drop off at the centre.

We are looking forward to working with your children and youth this year.

Best wishes to our community as we work together to achieve more things this year.

Kgomotso Mphela is one of the 2021 winners of the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans. She was honoured in the category "rural development projects" together with 9 other fellow South Africans. 

On Youth Day 2021 Kgomotso Children Centre opened a new branch in Winterveld. Almost 10 years after moving from the original place under a tree in Winterveld to establish the youth centre at Block NN in Soshanguve KCC is happy to be back in Winterveld, again.

After another closure due to the lockdown situation KCC has finally opened again in February. While some activities are still restricted due to level 3 lockdown everyone at KCC was eager to start again with their work. 

Looking back at 2020, a year that has been very difficult to all of us, we want to thank those who supported us throughtout the year. After we had started with the We Can't Eat Air Campaign in April more organisations and people approached KCC to offer their help.

On the third day of the "We Can't Eat Air - Campaign" the remaining families received their long-awaited food parcels. The first phase of the campaign has now come to an end. We thank everyone who helped to make it a great success.