The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) – the association representing the local vinyls industry, handed over a brand new aftercare and ablution facility to LIV Lanseria on 7 October 2021. As the association’s Corporate Social Responsibility project, SAVA members donated funds, raw materials, floors and other resources essential to building this much needed extension.
“Roughly two years ago, the SAVA Management Committee (Manco) felt it was important for us to identify a worthy charity that we could support and encourage all our members to rally around. As an association representing the entire PVC value chain, it is easy for us to feel passionate about our products. Whether it is used for water pipes, floors, building and construction, ceilings, conduits and cables, door and window frames, décor, packaging items and healthcare products, we know that vinyls are versatile, durable, reliable, cost-effective, low-maintenance and fit-for-purpose. We wanted to pass these benefits on to an organisation that could truly benefit from all of these amazing characteristics and felt that LIV Lanseria would be a worthy recipient,” said Monique Holtzhausen, CEO of SAVA.
LIV Lanseria (previously known as the Refilwe Community Project) has been assisting the Lanseria communities for over 27 years. Founded in 1991 as a health care clinic, it has since developed into a life-giving village for orphaned and vulnerable children which produces healthy families, empowered communities, and future leaders for South Africa. Today, it puts 14 abandoned or previously vulnerable children into a safe family home, but also impacts the lives of 2 500 children from surrounding areas. Prior to the building of the new facility, they only had one aftercare centre where all the children, ages 2 to 18, had to do their homework, conduct research, and complete their school projects after school hours. There was no separate areas for different age groups, as a result, the pre-graders were playing, while matric students were trying to study. Obviously not an ideal situation, the SAVA leadership began raising funds and approaching suppliers to build the much-needed after-school centre with new ablution facilities.
“Our motto for the project became, “Touching and changing lives with Vinyls”, as we bought into the LIV Lanseria vision of rescuing a child, restoring a life, raising a leader and releasing a star. Unfortunately the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a slight delay of completing the project, but we are immensely grateful to have been able to complete the project during a year where there is so much hardship and suffering all around us,” Monique said.
Jay Strydom, CEO of LIV Lanseria, took SAVA members and other stake holders who attended the launch on a guided tour through the entire facility, explaining the impact of their work and various projects running to support and uplift the future of orphaned and vulnerable children in their care, as well as on the surrounding community.
“We would be unable to continue with the work we are doing without the help and financial support of the business community and corporates such as yourselves. A huge word of thanks goes to each and every company and individual who has donated funds and resources towards this new facility that is built almost entirely from PVC. From the frame to the floors, ceilings, pipes and conduits, all of this will bear testimony for many years to come of your generosity and kindness,” Jay concluded.
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