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NEWS
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Mandela Day –
Plumblink at
Jakaranda
The Jakaranda Kinderhuis/Children’s Home is a non-
profit organisation (NPO) based in East Lynne, Pretoria,
South Africa. The Home looks after the welfare of 200
abused children. These children are removed from their
parents and placed in the home’s care by the South
African Children’s Court due to abandonment, neglect,
emotional or physical abuse.
As part of its Mandela Day activities, Plumb-
link visited the Home to repair its plumbing.
Plumblink’s contribution on this day was
to replace taps, tap/mixer heads, washers,
hand shower heads and washers, toilet seats,
silicone where necessary and handrails. All
materials were donated by Plumblink under
the Plumbline brand. and stability. In addition, the home aims to
provide the children with the necessary therapy,
life skills and emotional support that they need in
order to become responsible adults and curb the
cycle of abuse.
This is all in the interest of water saving in 20
houses accommodating these youngsters.The
home’s primary purpose is to provide the children
with clothing, housing, schooling, food, security The cycling competiveness is shown when
Jakaranda enters the Highveld 94.7 cycle
challenge. Rumour has it that Plumblink will form a
team of 30 cyclists to compete this year! PA
The children and youths, aged two to seventeen,
attend a local school and the home caters for all
other needs. An essential aspect of this is sport
– particularly cycling, as well as scuba diving,
Taekwondo and fishing – and participation is both
social and competitive.
The Plumblink team.
September 2019 Volume 25 I Number 7
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