Gaborone West
BOTSWANA SCHOOLS UPGRADED, THANKS TO CASHBUILD
Eight schools in Gaborone West, Botswana were the lucky winners of the Cashbuild Art-at-Heart competition. The schools each received a Cashbuild building material voucher to the value of P12 000 which means the schools will be able to improve and repair their premises. The vouchers were handed out at the Art-at-Heart ceremony at the relocated Cashbuild Gaborone West store on the 20th of February 2020.
Thebe Primary School and Khuduga Primary School were just two of the eight schools that each received a Cashbuild building material voucher.
Khuduga Primary School's principal, Mrs Ketlhokile said: "Currently, we do not have a common area in which to have assemblies so we would love to pave the quad area to make it more suitable for that. This will also be an ideal area for learners to congregate during playtime." She said they would also like to purchase colourful paint to brighten up the quad once it is completed.
Building material vouchers totaling P96 000 were handed out at the Art-at-Heart ceremony at the relocated Cashbuild Gaborone West store on the 20th of February 2020. The children entertained everyone with singing, cultural dancing and theatrical performances.
The Cashbuild Art-at-Heart competition entails learners from each school to submit their best artwork to Cashbuild. This artwork is displayed at the ceremony and remains on display in the Cashbuild store for the next six years.
Artwork was judged and three winners from each school were named. Winners received Cashbuild Art-at-Heart gold, silver and bronze certificates for first, second and third place respectively. The Manager's Choice award was presented to a learner from Thebe Primary School who was the overall winner of the artwork competition. This award was announced on the day and the winning learner received a backpack filled with stationery and a trophy. The winner was also given the honour of officially opening the relocated store.
The schools that benefitted from the Cashbuild Art-at-Heart donations were:
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THEBE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
R 15,000 |
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TLHABOLOGO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
P 15,000 |
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BENTHEMA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
P 15,000 |
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PILANE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
P 15,000 |
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LENTSWELETAU PRIMARY SCHOOL |
P 15,000 |
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BONTLENG PRIMARY SCHOOL |
P 15,000 |
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DIPHETOGO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
P 15,000 |
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KHUDUGA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
P 15,000 |
Since the Art-at-Heart campaign was launched 19 years ago, Cashbuild has helped more than 3 500 schools in Southern Africa with over R44-million worth of building materials. Cashbuild is BEE compliant and every time a store is opened, relocated or refurbished, Cashbuild not only makes donations to local schools, but also creates jobs for community members.
The Art-at-Heart competition is a southern African Cashbuild initiative whereby donations are made to some of the region's most needy schools.
