Trustees visited the Sani2c Community Projects

Sani2c Event

In October 2022 The Tirisano Trustees together with Epiroc and Atlas Copco management visited projects in Kwa-Zulu Natal with special focus on Sani2c- a mountain bike marathon event, starting at the base of the Sani Pass and finishing on the shores of Scottburgh beach. It covers a total distance of 250 kms, which must be completed within 24 hours.

Sani2c is a project with a difference as it works towards improving the lives of the communities which are tied along the routes used by the bikers.

It was an important day for the Trustees to witness this amount of work being done by the organisation. The Trust has in the past contributed to the Sani2c by donating generators which are very helpful in the more than 500 participant’s event.

One of the biggest highlights was a visit to a school which a passionate principal who is about producing leaners who will go out in the world with confidence. The principal has sourced two teachers who are paid by donors to teach children English. He also started a computer centre, and the school is hoping to run the centre from Grade 0 to Grade 7. We also got to witness how the community is working towards prettifying their areas by planting along the routes. And went along the farms where the communities come together to clean the roads and make temporary bridges for the bikers.

The trip ended at the Sani2c which is where the marathon starts.

Vegetable Tunnels Donations

Kwasa College

Together with Atlas Copco we partnered to build a vegetable tunnel for Kwasa College, through our Socio- Economic Development.
Kwasa School was founded from small beginnings. The school started as a Pre-School and introduced the grade 0 class after it was identified that there was nowhere else to send the children. They currently have a total number of 324 children.
Mother Sharron- the owner, after much prayer, decided to introduce a Grade 1 class resulting in Kwasa College being established. The school is also looking forward to now introducing grade 2, and will be adding more grades in a staggered approach which will grow each year, by introducing the next grade.
Donated (Rand Air)
Built 3 tunnels

Modimo Ke Setshabelo (Alberton)

Modimo Ke Setshabelo provides holistic care for children orphaned through AIDS, in the provision of spiritual, physical, emotional and educational aid and support.
We built one Vegetable tunnel for them.
Donated by (RandAir)

Isaac Makau Primary School

The school, has 819 learners from the surrounding informal settlements at e-Mandleni, e-Mlotheni, Harry Gwala and Lakeview. Many of these children come from families which are poverty stricken.
We donated a tunnel which will be used to plant vegetables.

Helping our local communities in dire need

Abraham Kriel

Abraham Kriel Bambanani is a registered NPO providing care and skills development for traumatised children and youth in need. They provide shelter, physical care, rehabilitation and skills development for beneficiaries that had been subjected to trauma, abuse, molestation, poverty, neglect and unemployment.
Donated by (Rand Air)

Oliver’s House

Oliver’s House is a non-profit organisation based in Benoni. The centre consist of Oliver’s Village Early Childhood Development Centre, Educational Learning Centre, Computer Training Centre – all based at Oliver’s Village and Oliver’s Village – in Malherbe Street, Putfontein.
The donation provided to Oliver’s Village will go a long way towards supporting their social work in the areas of early childhood development; soup kitchen; grade 12 education; and a Computer training.
(Donated by ACISA)

Manger Care Centre (Benoni)

The Manger Care Centre is all about helping destitute people, families, children, elderly, single mothers, rehabilitated addicts and disabled people and they have the capacity to house 350 people in destitute.
They also run various feeding scheme centres which feeds approximately 40,500.
(Donated by Atlas Copco)

Lil Choices (Florida)

Lil Choices is a non-political, non-racial and non-religious registered organisation.
The organisation was created to protect the unborn child as well as the pregnant mother. The thought process is for these girls to make a choice of their own.
(Donated by Rand Air)

Amcare (Alberton)

Amcare is dedicated to the needs of all people made vulnerable due to poverty, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence and advanced age. Their service areas include the communities of Greater Alberton, Eden Park, Phola Park, Greenfields and Thokoza.

Coastal Ghost

Coastal Ghost is on a mission to Inspire one person at day by raising awareness to take better care of the environment they are living in. They are focused on environmental conversation and they do this by cleaning areas involving streets parks and waterways.
They have a goal to clean 50 beaches stretching from Richards Bay on the East Coast to Port Nolloth on the West Coast.
Donated by (Rand Air)

Enabling education in local schools

RGB School of excellence

RGB school of excellence provides extra tuition in Mathematics, Physical Science and Accounting for grade 9-12 learners in the Gauteng Provinces townships across Tembisa, Daveyton and Etwatwa townships.
They further arrange and source funding for education enrichment activities like career excursions and events for the broader learner community of amongst others Katlehong, Tokoza, Duduza, Vosloorus and Tsakane townships. They cater for over 300 students.
Donated by Rand Air

Ubuhle Christian School (Bronkonspruit)

The school is a non-profit rural school for 791 children, especially orphans and vulnerable children. Classes are from Grade 1 to 7. It also caters for children with barriers to learning.
Donated by (Rand Air)

Siloe School

Siloe School is a government school on private property owned by Catholic Church in Polokwane. Siloe school for the blind caters for learners with blindness, partially sighted, multiple disability and albinism from Grade R to 7.
The Trust has donated funding which was used to pay the staff salaries as well as day to day running expenses of the school.

Vastfontein

Vastfontein is a non-profit company established in 1998 that focusses on the development and transformation of its surrounding communities. Vastfontein is situated 40km north of Pretoria between Hammanskraal and Soshanguve. Vastfontein owns 32ha property and has a staff compliment of +- 54 people.
The Trust provided subsidies towards school fees for 20 disadvantaged children and assisted with building new buildings to extend the High School grades.

Vita Nova

Vita Nova Centre is a residential facility in Springs. The facility looks after persons with Cerebral Palsy, Downe Syndrome, Autism, HIV/Aids and the physically and mentally challenged. A few of our younger children are blind and deaf.
The Trust has offered assistance with funding towards paying salaries to staff, cover cost of looking of looking after the centre’s beneficiaries, general running expenses and upgrading the baby hostel bathroom.

St Francis

St Francis Care Centre is located in Boksburg providing hospice and palliative care for persons suffering from threatening and/or life limiting conditions where they will be cared for in a professional and comfortable environment whilst their physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs are catered for with care and dedication.
Due to financial burden, the Trust made a donation to pay their Electricity Account – an “Essential Service” for running the Centre.