On Friday 14 February 2025 Sasol donated desks and chairs to two community learning centres in the Vaal Triangle.
Sasol provided 400 chairs and desks to the Oasis of Praise Community Centre, a non-profit organisation in Sedibeng. The centre renders services to learners across the Free State, North West, and Gauteng provinces and has a mandate to accommodate 400 learners in writing their pre-entry university examinations. The donation enables the centre to accommodate these learners and to play a pivotal role in having them accepted into tertiary institutions.
A further donation of 100 chairs and desks was made to the Community Learning Centre to the Free State Department of Education (CETC) in Sasolburg. This centre, that focuses on adult education, was built by Sasol and officially handed over to the Free State Department of Education in 2024. The new centre however lacked the required furniture to allow for full utilisation of the new facility. Sasol augmented its original donation, making a further contribution to the centre by providing the required pieces of furniture.
According to Tshamani Mathebula, Head Sasol Foundation, the company is committed to being a catalyst for positive change and driving shared socio-economic value, with a strong focus on improving educational infrastructure.
“Sasol aims to enhance educational outcomes by supplying essential resources for learners. In addition, a recent baseline study done by Sasol recommended the review and allocation of resources to improve direct impacts of education programmes in our fenceline communities such as the Vaal Triangle. We trust that the donation of these desks and chairs will augment the learning experience and academic success of learners and students making use of the centres’ services,” said Mathebula.
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