LEGENDARY kwaito singer Mapaputsi is a good Samaritan to young people.
Real name Sandile Ngwenya, he was celebrated as he joined hands with other local businesses to give back to children in Soweto.
He was hosting young kids from disadvantaged families at Zola 2 Community Grounds, behind Zola Senior Primary and Busisiwe Primary schools, on Friday, 10 February.
Mapaputsi told Daily Sun that he wanted to celebrate with them and show them love.
“This is the community I grew up in. I love it and these kids are like my own. This is something I’ve always wanted to do, and will be adding on other provinces too. I just want to see kids happy, which is my goal,” he said.
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Matlhodi Maditse, deputy principal at Busisiwe, said they felt honoured to be chosen by Mapaputsi.
“He must continue doing such initiatives. I know he is a former pupil at Busisiwe, and what he did for these kids is out of the ordinary.”
Nokulunga Sikhweza, programmes manager at Penny Appeal South Africa, told the SunTeam that theirs was a relief and development organisation with a big vision for the world.
She added that they wanted to create societies where they could break the cycle of poverty with their long-term sustainable solution approach.
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“That is why we work to turn small change into a big difference. We have a few projects that are currently running such as Feed our World, a breakfast club where we provide porridge to schools so pupils can have a warm meal before they start their day,” she said.
Nokulunga further said they had a back-to-school project, which had brought them to the event.
“Our project provides pupils with stationery, school shoes and uniforms. We love being able to deliver projects that bring change to society and no matter how small, it makes a difference,” she added.
