Makukhanye Primary in J-Bay twinned with school in UK

MAKUKHANYE Primary in the Jeffreys Bay township of Tokyo Sexwale twinned with St Faith’s school in Cambridge in the UK in 2002.

The school started a non-profit organisation, called St Faith’s organisation, which put all money donated to the school through St Faith’s into the trust account of an attorney.

Last year, a St Faith’s delegation was visiting the schools when Grade 1 pupil Sinethemba Bomvu collapsed due to malnutrition. St Faith’s immediately decided to start a feeding project at the school, naming it the Sinethemba Nutrition Programme.

Grade 3 teacher Nomalusi Williams, who is responsible for nutrition at the school, said that through St Faith’s fundraising efforts, a school hall named the Sally Jones Centre and a kitchen where meals are prepared, was built in the school last year. The food project had helped boost attendance.