{"id":251659,"date":"2023-03-02T20:03:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=129196"},"modified":"2023-03-02T20:03:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:03:34","slug":"bathu-and-nickelodeon-partner-to-give-back-to-morakoma-primary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/bathu-and-nickelodeon-partner-to-give-back-to-morakoma-primary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Bathu and Nickelodeon partner to give back to Morakoma Primary School"},"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\/2023\/03\/bathu-and-nickelodeon-partner-to-give-back-to-morakoma-primary-school.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bathu-and-nickelodeon-partner-to-give-back-to-morakoma-primary-school.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, 02 March 2023: South African children are among 7 million pupils in Africa who go to school either without proper school shoes or barefoot, exposing them to injuries and infections. Nickelodeon Africa is aligned to South African leading sneaker brand, Bathu\u2019s purpose-driven commitment to donate 1 million school shoes by the year 2031. Last year, Nickelodeon and Bathu partnered to provide 250 pupils at Morakoma Primary School in Mamelodi, East of Pretoria, with school shoes to enable them to walk their journey and learn with dignity.<\/p>\n<p>Nickelodeon Africa takes pride in being the top children\u2019s entertainment brand and in having grown a diversified, international company which always puts children first. A social media contest during the Kids Choice Awards 2022 led to the formation of the collaboration with Bathu. The competition\u2019s winner received a pair of limited-edition Bathu sneakers and was given an opportunity to pick a school of their choice to donate school shoes to, alongside Culture Squad member and NickMusic host Lerai Rakoditsoe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs clich\u00e9 as it may sound, children are the future and we all need to come together to create a nurturing environment conducive to learning. A step towards that vision is to ensure that by the year 2031 South African pupils can walk their education journey experience without stressing about school shoes. If local brands don\u2019t play their part, how can we blame children for not being able to live their full potential? \u201csays, Cedrick Diphoko, Managing Director of Bathu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to be working with Bathu on this initiative. It\u2019s a small gesture but we know that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Ultimately, with this relationship, we hope to make a difference in the lives of the children at Morakoma Primary School and bring to life our ambition to see South African children be children again and reach in their full potential.\u201d says Dillon Khan, Senior Vice President of Nickelodeon Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of our pupils are vulnerable and rely on the government social grants. While these grants help a lot, they do not pay for needs like school shoes. We are incredibly appreciative that Mmakatshaba Bopape and Lerai Rakoditsoe chose us as the school to receive the Bathu School shoes. The majority of our students are in need of school shoes and have been forced to either go barefoot or wear worn-out, small shoes. Bathu and Nickelodeon\u2019s initiative has genuinely restored their dignity and hope,\u201d says Mrs Manyashi, Principal of Morakoma Primary School.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this partnership and how you can contribute to building to a child\u2019s dignity, follow @bathu and @nickelodeon_Africa @NickAfrica across all social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za for free<\/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\">134<\/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\/bathu-and-nickelodeon-partner-to-give-back-to-morakoma-primary-school\/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. JOHANNESBURG, 02 March 2023: South African children are among 7 million pupils in Africa who go to school either without proper school shoes or barefoot, exposing them to injuries and infections. 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