The Tsholofelong Youth & Children’ Trust
The Tsholofelong Youth & Children’ Trust: is a Non-profit-making Organisation situated in Old Naledi which aims to resolve the many problems faced by vulnerable and disadvantaged children living in the area. The Trust came to be as a result of numerous cases of child negligence, abuse and various challenges faced by these children at an early age. Currently the Trust tends to 42 children, within the age range of 8 to 16 years. Care is mainly through provision of meals, assistance with schoolwork and rehabilitation.
In order to do so the Trust depends on donations in the form of clothes, food and study materials on behalf of the children.
LLR reached out to the Centre for a needs assessment and the findings indicated the children at the Trust had worn out uniforms and shoes (woefully inadequate for the cold winter weather); there were no facilities for storage of the donated clothes as well as very limited washing facilities.
After consultation with the centre, LLR stepped in by purchasing school tracksuits and shoes for all the children and procuring lockers for storage of their clothes.
LLR also constructed a full service laundry area with sanitary fittings and basins with space to house washing machines.
The total cost of the project was P50,000.
