Moving tribute to Afrika Tikkun
JOBURG - KFC’s Add Hope campaign to stop world hunger has been launched with a moving glorification of the work done by Afrika Tikkun in its various centres around the country.
Afrika Tikkun Centre in Braamfontein was recently lauded for its work by one of its past beneficiaries, Sinanziwe Ndlovu (21).
Ndlovu, who lost both her parents at the age of 15, paid tribute to the help she received from the centre.
When she lost her parents, Ndlovu thought her dreams of becoming the first person in her family to complete school and eventually go to varsity to pursue tertiary education had been shattered.
“My older sister tried to make ends meet with her meagre wages from odd jobs,” she said.
“She eventually told me when I was in Grade 9 that she was no longer able to continue paying for schooling and that I should rather find a job and learn on a part-time basis,” said Ndlovu.
“It was at this juncture of confusion that I finally found Afrika Tikkun, who welcomed me with open [arms] and embraced me as one of them. I consider myself to have been fortunate to fall into their warm hands,” Ndlovu said.
She said Afrika Tikkun looked after her and many others in a similar predicament by providing after-school meals, study opportunities and paying her fees to ensure she fulfilled her dream.
“I finally broke the curse and completed school at Basa Tutorial College and went on to do my tertiary education as per my dream and came back to Afrika Tikkun to give back as a volunteer library facilitator.”
The centre is aligned with KFC’s Add Hope campaign to stop world hunger. For every KFC meal bought in October, which is World Hunger Month, KFC will donate R2 to the campaign, run by KFC, to help feed a child.
“I am a product of your R2 and this story of mine is meant to prove to you how far your R2 goes, and the fact that it is helping real people such as me and many others, even outside Afrika Tikkun,” said Ndlovu.
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