The National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) has joined forces with Brand South Africa for this year’s Casual Day on September 2 under the theme The people, places, and character of South Africa.
The NCPD is a non-profit organisation (NPO) that affords people with disabilities access to equal opportunities and rights.
The organisation’s national director, Therina Wenztel, said: “This initiative is important as it supports more than 600 special schools, community-based organisations, national programmes, and NPOs in the field of disability, as well as the disability units of 11 universities, the SA Police Service, and the SA National Defence Force.”
Wenztel said the organisation is grateful to supporters who have over the years helped raise more than R411-million for people living with disabilities.
“A special thank you to every one of our donors, large and small, who took part in last year’s Casual Day and enabled us to improve the lives of people with disabilities through some of the most trying times,” she said.
Tshilidzini Special School in Limpopo is one of the schools that benefitted from the Casual Day funding, which assists the schools with hostel accommodation and the educational needs of children with disabilities.
The school was able to buy equipment for hearing impaired, physically disabled, and visually impaired students.
As Limpopo constantly battles the provision of water to the residents, the funding also made it possible for the school to dig a borehole and renovate its classrooms and dormitories.
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