{"id":25101,"date":"2013-11-06T15:59:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T13:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/11\/give-a-child-a-pair-of-shoes-and-they-can-conquer-the-world\/"},"modified":"2013-11-06T15:59:35","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T13:59:35","slug":"give-a-child-a-pair-of-shoes-and-they-can-conquer-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/give-a-child-a-pair-of-shoes-and-they-can-conquer-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Give a child a pair of shoes and they can conquer the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Top students from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University\u2019s School of Accounting recently collected \u201cshoes for souls\u201d for the children at Lukhanyiso Home in KwaNobuhle. The project is one of several community initiatives that have been adopted by the students, who are all recipients of the university\u2019s prestigious Vice-Chancellor Scholarships.<\/p>\n

VCS Mentoring and Leadership Programme coordinator (School of Accounting) Elize Naude said: \u201cNot only are there physical benefits to wearing a pair of good shoes, but psychological ones too \u2013 give a child a pair of shoes and they can conquer the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Joined by NMMU<\/a> Vice-Chancellor Prof Derrick Swartz (back, middle), the students (back, from left) Andrea Christoffels and Bongeka Mbonisweni and (front, from left) Jayme Weiss and Hilton Sansom handed the shoes to Lukhanyiso Home\u2019s Bukelwa Manyandela and one of the children from the home. Picture: Leonette Bower.<\/p>\n