ACAESWA KEEPS SCHOOL CHILD WARM

MBABANE – ACAESWA donated a pair of school shoes to the Ministry of Education and Training through the Minister of Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs on Friday.

ACAESWA stands for Association of Christian Artists in Eswatini. Sharing the donation on behalf of the association was Minister Harries ‘Madze’ Bulunga, who handed it over to the Minister of Education and Training, Lady Mabuza, at a press briefing held at Lilunga House. At the press briefing, ACAESWA President Phetsile Masilela said the donation, which was a collective effort from local gospel artists, sought to assist the government during the COVID-19 pandemic. She revealed that the 100 shoes donated were received from Toughees and Bata Group in South Africa, who are distributors of school shoes in Africa. “We have targeted the donation of 500 pairs before the end of October and we would also like to appeal to other organisations, which may be able to assist to make donations of any form,” she said.

Artists

Stanley Dlamini, who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Eswatini National Council of Arts and Culture (ENCAC),took the opportunity to thank the local gospel artists for their kind heartedness. ENCAC is the governing body for associations for the arts in the country. The CEO highlighted that although the arts sector had been affected greatly by the pandemic, they did not neglect helping the less privileged. Minister Bulunga applauded the selflessness shown by the gospel artists.

“We are here to pass on the gift from ACAESWA to our sister ministry and it is a commendable spirit that they started this campaign at a time like this,” he said. He mentioned that the arts and education sectors joined hands for this good cause through the ACAESWA ‘Keep a Child Warm’ campaign. The minister further quoted a bible verse from the book of Proverbs 19:17, which highlights that giving to the poor is lending to the Lord and they would receive a great reward.

Donation

Education and Training Minister Mabuza thankfully received the donation and acknowledged the gesture shown by the local gospel artists in ensuring the wellbeing of the less privileged children. “We will make sure that the donation gets to its destination through career guidance and counselling departments placed in the schools,” she said. She highlighted that it was touching that an equally struggling sector would see the opportunity to lend a helping hand.

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