Centre one step closer to launching ICT hub and shelter
This follows after the Super Sun brand launched its new flagship Super Sun Super Together purpose-led initiative together with retailer Big Save on Thursday.
The initiative involves gathering donations that will be shared with Thandanani to support the development of its ICT Centre.
Thabo Kgotsi from Thandanani said the ICT centre will benefit children, volunteers, and recovering addicts in the community by giving them access to advanced technology.
Kgotsi confirmed this has long been one of the goals of the centre, saying, 'It will be a learning space. Since the world is going digital, it will seek to equip and develop stability when it comes to technology.
'It will serve as a work readiness programme, and a space where the community can do copies and CVs and also apply for job opportunities.
'It's a powerful validation of the work we do. More than that, it's a commitment to the lives and futures of the people we serve, particularly our women and youth.
'Through this support, we will be able to invest further in our centre and support our community.'
Thandanani is currently building a homeless shelter that still needs to be furnished, and with the help of the Super Sun Super Together initiative, the shelter will also be launched.
The collected donations will then be shared between the two projects, going first to the shelter, and then later supporting the ICT centre.
'It's a powerful validation of the work we do. More than that, it's a commitment to the lives and futures of the people we serve, particularly our women and youth.
'Through this support, we will be able to invest further in our centre and support our community.'
Phumzile Nhlapo, Premier FMCG Senior Brand Manager, said the Super Sun initiative will run until March 2026, celebrating the collective power of community upliftment and honouring everyday heroes that make projects like these possible.
Thandanani, located in Mamelodi, has become a lifeline for the most vulnerable people in the area.
The centre provides psychosocial support, feeding programmes, education, and crisis intervention services.
The non-profit organisation was founded by Thabo Kgotsi and Tswayi Victor in 2011, starting their first programme with the assistance of 12 volunteers.
Today, there are about 150 volunteers dedicating various types of support to the centre.
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