Kagiso Trust InBrief Issue#17 August 2015 Aug 2015 | Page 15

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Message from
Reverend Frank
Chikane
BNSDP Infrastructure Launch 25-26 June 2015

I

t is with immense pride that we, as
Kagiso Trust, have seen the increase in
performance in Thabo Mofutsanyana.
Through the Beyers Naudé Schools
Development Programme (BNSDP) we have
had the opportunity to work very closely with
the Free State Department of Education (Free
State DoE) and educators.
We are grateful that in our role of supporting
the Department and imparting knowledge
and skills to educators, we have also had the
opportunity to be recipients of a wealth of
knowledge from the Free State DoE as well
as from educators, parents and learners.
Our journey has been one characterised by
true partnership: mutual respect, vision and
accountability.
We are currently celebrating Kagiso Trust’s
30th Anniversary through the Pearls of
Wisdom campaign. We are sharing wisdom
we have gathered these past 30 years and
also reflecting on the wisdom to be gained
from others. One of the lessons which have
stood out for us is that under no circumstance
can education be undermined.
We have seen how education can empower
an individual, a family, a community. We
have witnessed success stories, through
our Eric Molobi Scholarship Programme of
daughters and sons of unemployed parents
becoming engineers, accountants and other
professions. According to our constitution,
it is every child’s right to receive education
and it is our responsibility to ensure that our
children receive quality education.

education have a duty to return the sacrifice
which others have made. They are like the
man who has been given all the food available
in a starving village in order that he may have
the strength to bring supplies back from a
distant place. If he takes this food and does
not bring help to his brothers, he is a traitor…”
Let us continue learning from and leaning
on each other as we traverse the challenging
terrain of ensuring each child receives quality
education. And to those who have been
fortunate to be the recipients of education,
remember to plough back. It is through the
ploughing back that we will see colossal
change in our society. It starts with you and
me.
Congratulations to each and every single one
of you who played a role, no matter how
small, in ensuring your schools perform. The
84.68% BNSDP pass rate achieved by the
schools in 2014 is impressive, to say the least.
We also saw 10 BNSDP schools achieve a
100% pass rate last year.
Learn as much as you can. And never
underestimate the impact education has
on improving our lives. Keep the Thabo
Mofutsanyana flag flying high.
Kind regards,
Reverend Frank Chikane
Chairperson, Kagiso Trust

Julius Nyerere, former Tanzanian president,
said: “Those who receive this privilege of

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