Water tanks for Nelson Mandela Bay schools
WATER BOOST VW Community Trust’s Nkosinathi Clay, Old Mutual’s Vusi Khumalo and VW Community Trust’s Vernon Naidoo showcase one of the water tanks at Mngcunube Primary School
Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has partnered with the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber on its Adopt a School initiative, with the support of Old Mutual, to install 30 water tanks at 15 schools in KwaNobuhle and Despatch.
In an effort to mitigate a looming water crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay, the company offered its assistance to various schools in the metropolitan to supply and install two 5 000-litre tanks filled with water for each of the schools.
The project, which concluded at the end of August, was implemented in response to a call from the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality that indicated KwaNobuhle could soon be without water, VWSA says.
Further, VWSA assisted with plumbing repairs and upgrades to the ablution facilities at the five schools where VWSA is actively involved with literacy centres, namely Ntlemeza, James Ntungwana, Vuba, Noninzi Luzipho and Mngcunube primary schools, all in KwaNobuhle.
These repairs included fixing water leaks, replacing taps, basins and toilet seats, as well as deep cleaning.
“This particular project aligns with our role as a responsible, environmentally conscious corporate citizen, but also with our focus on initiatives to improve education in Kariega,” says VWSA corporate and government affairs director Nonkqubela Maliza.
“Reliable access to water is a basic human right. We want to do our part to ensure our learners have access to water and to the tools and resources they need in order to receive a quality education and ultimately build a bright future.”
Between 2010 and 2020, VWSA reduced its use of water by 66%.
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