Durban — Grammy Award-winning musician, Nkosinathi Maphumulo also known as Black Coffee, donated school uniforms and shoes to pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds in three schools including his former primary school, Qondokuhle Primary School.
Earlier this week, Maphumulo through his Black Coffee Foundation under the “The Back to School Run” campaign together with the Hollywood Foundation, started by donating to 185 pupils of Windy Heights Primary School then headed to Qondokuhle, where he also handed over school shoes.
The pupils who received are said to often be faced with a struggle of travelling long distances without proper school shoes. However, yesterday as part of Maphumulo’s giving back token of appreciation the day saw smiles, singing and dancing of the pupils while receiving the uniforms.
Maphumulo found it essential to give back to the pupils from his community as the school’s alumni bred within the community.
“This was my first primary school from Grade R to Grade 3. I encourage everyone of you to be educated, because anything is possible and that anybody can be like me or even bigger than me. Despite the background you come from. I wish you all the best throughout your academic year, even through your future endeavours,” he said.
JP Nxele of Qondokuhle Primary School said the school and the community at large was grateful for the foundation’s impactful initiative of donating brand new school shoes to the country’s future leaders.
Nxele said this was evident that, within Maphumlo’s busiest schedule, his greatest accolades, he remained humble and unstoppable. Nxele added that this was a day the pupils would never forget.
“We are grateful to Nkosinathi Maphumulo, who is an alumni of this school, for this initiative. They often say, ‘celebrities forget where they come from’, once they become successful but not him. He remembered his former primary school; he remembered his community, a school which played a role in his upbringing. On behalf of the school, the parents, we say thank you. Thanks to the Black Coffee Foundation for also putting smiles on our learners,” said Nxele.
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