Georgina gives back to vulnerable children in Pelzvale
Georgina noted that the orphanage cares for vulnerable children who have lost their parents. It also prepares daily meals for the needy in the community and helps children with their homework.
To make the children's Mandela Day special, Georgina donated clothes and also bought a stockpile of groceries, which she donated on July 19. She has been assisting the orphanage for five years and usually plans her schedule for Mandela Day three months in advance.
'To me, Mandela Day means to perform acts of kindness and to make an impact in the community. It serves as a reminder that we all have the power to enforce change. It fills me with a sense of purpose, and it is very rewarding to see the impact I make on others' lives,' Georgina expressed.
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