Learners from the Mailakgang Primary School perform during the launch
The 31st Mandela Day container library was launched on 3 September 2013 at Mailakgang Primary School in a rural part of the North West province.
The launch was an amazing success, a true celebration of partnership and community. Mailakgang Primary School is about 300km west of Pretoria and truly epitomises the “heart” of rural South Africa.
The gift of the library was part of the ongoing investment and commitment from the Woolworths Trust and MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet into this community. Since 2004, the Woolworths Trust and MySchool MyVillage have collaborated with Food and Trees for Africa in sustainable food security efforts through the establishment of permaculture gardens, which today feed all 456 learners at the school.
It was an event characterised by congratulations and celebrations of each partner and each individual who made a contribution, not only to the day, but to helping the school grow to where it is. Community members and parents shouted “Halala” ("Congratulations") throughout the ceremony.
Read more about the launch on the Mandela Day website.