Christmas has come early for primary school pupils in one of Cape Town’s impoverished communities.
Westlake Primary School, near Tokai, has been gifted a R1.4m multipurpose sports field. The Constantia Rotary Club handed over the field on Friday. Nkululeko Badini, the chair of the school governing body, waxed lyrical about the gift. He said the sports field will keep children in the community off the streets.
The township comprises 700 homes meant for 5,000 people. But Badini said there were 17,000 people living in Westlake. He said the school has children and teachers from various parts of the African continent. “Today we are proud and happy to be given this sports field by Constantia Rotary Club. It is an honour and we are grateful for the work that they have done,” he said.“We want our children to play sports from the foundation phase upwards. Our community is overpopulated. People come from different provinces and other parts of Africa. We live in harmony. We have children whose parents come from Malawi, Congo, Zimbabwe and other countries. Our school has managed to accommodate all of them.
“My understanding is that they spent R1.4m developing this facility. For me what makes it unique is that it was born out of collaboration. We know that if we don’t engage the community with a gift this large it doesn’t get looked after or used the way it is intended. By having a consultation process from the beginning we are sure that this is a facility that will be well enjoyed by the students and the teachers alike.
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