Umdayisi ohamba phambili wezinto zokubhala nezobuciko eNingizimu Afrika, i-PNA, iyakuthokozela ukumemezela ukwethulwa komkhankaso we-FUNKY SOCKS DAY wezi-2023, ngokubambisana nenhlangano engenzi nzuzo i-Breadline Africa. Lo mkhankaso uhlose ukwenza umthelela omuhle ekuthuthukisweni kwezingane ezisencane kanye nokwenza ngcono izikole emiphakathini esengozini ezweni lonke.
Ungaba yingxenye yalolu hlelo futhi usize ekwenzeni umehluko ngokuthenga isitika sika-FUNKY SOCKS DAY ngo-R10 nje kunoma yisiphi isitolo se-PNA ezweni lonke. Imali ezotholwa yizitikha izokweseka ukuqoqwa kwezimali zemfundo. NgoLwesihlanu, 8 Septhemba 2023, gqokani AMASOKSI enu e-FUNKY ukuze nibonise ukuzibophezela kwenu ekwakheni ikusasa eliqhakazile lezingane eziswele nokukhuthaza abanye ukuthi bajoyine.
U-Chantelle Fritz, umphathi wezokukhangisa we-PNA, uchaza ukuthi inhloso eyinhloko yalo mkhankaso ukwakha Izikhungo Zokuthuthukiswa Kwezingane Ezincane eziphephile kuyo yonke iNingizimu Afrika, ezihlinzeka ngemfundo esezingeni eliphezulu ezinganeni ezineminyaka engu-1 kuya kweyisithupha ubudala. Ukubaluleka kwalo mkhankaso kukhethekile nakakhulu njengoba wethulwa cishe ngoSuku lukaMandela mhla ziyi-18 kuNtulikazi, okhombisa ushintsho lwangempela nolungokoqobo.
Izitikha ezithengiwe zizosetshenziselwa ukuqinisa imizamo yokuphothula ukwakhiwa kweLusemanzi Educare Centre e-Orange Farm, eGauteng. Njengamanje, lesi sikhungo sisebenza ngegumbi elinganele lokufundela kanye nezindlu zangasese ezimbili kuphela zabafundi baso abangama-200. Ingqalasizinda eyengeziwe, okuhlanganisa nezindlu zangasese, idinga izindleko ezilinganiselwa ku-R1.5-million. Ngokuthengisa nje izitikha eziyi-150,000, umkhankaso uhlose ukuhlinzeka laba abancane indawo ephephile nefudumele ukuze bafunde futhi bakhule.
I-PNA kanye ne-Breadline Africa bebelokhu besebenzisana ohlelweni lwe-FUNKY SOCKS DAY eminyakeni emibili edlule. Izimali eziqoqwe ngokudayiswa kwezitikha zibe negalelo ngempumelelo ekwakhiweni kabusha kwezikole ezinhlanu emiphakathini esengozini. Lo mkhankaso ufanekisela ithemba nenqubekelaphambili yezikole ezizokwamukela, okuholela ekuthuthukisweni kwamakilasi nezinsiza ukuze kube nendawo yokufunda engcono.
Ukuqhubeka nokubamba iqhaza, izikole zinethuba lokuwina u-R5000 ngokukhombisa isasasa lazo ku-FUNKY SOCKS DAY. Izikole zingathenga izitikha, zikhuthaze abafundi ukuthi banyakazise amasokisi abo ahlekisayo, futhi babelane ngezithombe noma amavidiyo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana nge-hashtag ethi #RockYourFunkySocks bese bemaka i-PNA-Colour World Your.
UDokotela weSock naye uboleka uxhaso ku-FUNKY SOCKS USUKU ngokuthembisa umnikelo obalulekile. Kuso sonke isitolo se-PNA esisebenzayo esinesitendi sikaDokotela weSokisi ngo-FUNKY SOCKS DAY, inkampani izonikela ngamapheya angama-250 amasokisi esikole esikoleni esisithandayo.
Ngomoya wokupha, ababambiqhaza bakhuthazwa ukuba bamukele USUKU LAMASOKSI LWE-FUNKY ngokugqoka amasokisi anempilo emsebenzini nasesikoleni ngomhla ka-8 Septhemba 2023. Joyina i-PNA kanye ne-Breadline Africa ekwenzeni umthelela waphakade ezimpilweni zezingane zaseNingizimu Afrika nokwakha ikusasa eliqhakazile ngokusebenzisa imfundo.
