The deputy minister of transport, Ms Sindisiwe Chikunga, officially opened a modern kitchen at Mufongodi Primary School last Tuesday.
The kitchen was financed by the Road Accident Fund (RAF). Chikunga said that they had noticed that many schools were operating without proper kitchens and decided to assist.
She stressed that the RAF was serious about education and expressed the hope that the new facility would motivate the pupils to work harder. According to her, the RAF is engaged in several initiatives to develop the community.
The chief executive officer of the RAF, Dr Eugene Watson, said that their social intervention programmes were guided by five critical pillars: poverty alleviation, environmental impact, education, health and road safety. "The needs of millions of citizens are simply too great for the government to deliver on alone. Those needs have to be addressed in a meaningful way, in a concerted and compassionate drive to touch and uplift our people in a sustainable manner."
They also constructed a ramp for wheelchair users at the school.
The headmaster of Mufongodi Primary, Mr Edson Ramuhulu, was over the moon and thanked the RAF for their kind gesture. He appealed to other companies "to follow the giant step taken by the RAF to plough something significant back into the community."