{"id":238220,"date":"2022-09-26T15:27:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=121993"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:27:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:27:53","slug":"retailer-pna-and-ngo-breadline-africa-build-5-new-ecds-across-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/retailer-pna-and-ngo-breadline-africa-build-5-new-ecds-across-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Retailer PNA and NGO Breadline Africa build 5 new ECD\u2019s across South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/retailer-pna-and-ngo-breadline-africa-build-5-new-ecds-across-south-africa.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/retailer-pna-and-ngo-breadline-africa-build-5-new-ecds-across-south-africa.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Johannesburg, 26 September 2022: Southern Africa-based retailer PNA has announced the successful culmination of a fundraising campaign launched on Mandela Day 2022. The Rock Your Funky Socks Day initiative saw just over 75 000 stickers sold, with PNA topping up the final amount to R1,2 million. These profits are earmarked for the financing and construction of 4 new Early Childhood Development schools in underfunded communities.<br \/>The campaign is the result of a partnership between PNA and Breadline Africa, a collaborative relationship that began in 2021 with the construction of a new school in the impoverished community of Orange Farm, located 42km from Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>The current campaign culminates on 11 October 2022 with the rebuild of two schools, Ntlakwe Pre-Primary and Tandabantu Pre-Primary \u2013 both located in Bizana, Eastern Cape Province. These schools are currently suffering from a chronic lack of resources and are comprised of makeshift buildings with no electricity or running water.<\/p>\n<p>According to Herman Botha, PNA Senior Executive for Product and Marketing, private sector investment is a critically important factor in determining better access to education \u2013 especially in vulnerable communities. \u201cPoor infrastructure, crowded classrooms, and unhygienic sanitation continue to beset education outcomes,\u201d says Botha. \u201cDecisive action has to be taken and investment provided in order to ensure every South African child has access to quality education. Fortunately, our customers and franchisees agree and through their unwavering support, we have been able to create pockets of hope in these communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The money raised by the PNA Group will be utilised to build 2 new classrooms, an office, and a functional kitchen for both schools. In addition, the schools will also receive new facilities \u2013 flushing toilets, water harvesting tanks, and playground equipment which has been generously donated.<\/p>\n<p>The Principal of Tandabantu, Ms Nozuku Peter says: \u201cWe are so grateful to PNA and Breadline Africa for this new classroom. Our schooling conditions are so bad, our classroom is a mud hut with a tin roof. Our community simply did not have the money for a new classroom \u2013 so this is a grateful gift to our teachers and children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PNA has also rallied the support of staff and suppliers to fulfil a resource wish-list for these schools, which includes stationery, educational books, posters, arts and crafts materials, plus gas heaters for the bitterly cold winters the region experiences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognise that literacy is critical for children\u2019s long-term success,\u201d says Marion Wagner, Director of Breadline Africa. \u201cIt is fundamentally important for children to obtain the high-level skills needed by a nation to address issues of poverty and inequality for development and growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The PNA Group has already built 5 new schools across South Africa. In addition to its robust business growth strategy, the group also emphasises its mandate of social investment, with the help and support of customers, to invest in the future of Southern Africa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121995\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=121995\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"1250\" height=\"804\" class=\"wp-image-121995 size-large lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/retailer-pna-and-ngo-breadline-africa-build-5-new-ecds-across-south-africa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121995 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/retailer-pna-and-ngo-breadline-africa-build-5-new-ecds-across-south-africa.jpg\" alt width=\"1250\" height=\"804\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographer: PNA Handover WC July 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Video:<\/strong> Retailer PNA and NGO Breadline Africa build 5 new ECD\u2019s across South Africa<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Info on Retailer PNA and NGO Breadline Africa build 5 new ECD\u2019s across South Africa here:<\/strong><br \/><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPW_PR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPW_PR<\/a><br \/><strong>Facebook<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThePublicityWorkshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThePublicityWorkshop\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/save-with-myprs-monthly-flat-fee\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">58<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/retailer-pna-and-ngo-breadline-africa-build-5-new-ecds-across-south-africa\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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