10 000 uniforms donated to poor children in Mpumalanga

School uniforms will be donated to 10 000 poor children in Mpumalanga before the end of January to help parents who can't afford to buy them.

Mpumalanga Health and Social Development MEC Fish Mahlalela will start visiting schools from Wednesday, when uniforms will be given to 600 children.

"The department acknowledges that going back to school can be very costly, especially with school uniform prices soaring," said department spokesperson Abie Ndlela on Monday.

The children will also be given food parcels for three months, while a poverty alleviation project called War Room on Poverty will be launched by the end of January.

The MEC will use the uniform handovers to encourage children to attend all their classes and for communities to take care of their children.

Ndlela thanked social workers and community development workers for helping the department identify poor children who need school uniforms and food parcels.


- African Eye

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