To commemorate Youth Month, Liberty employees joined together as part of its staff volunteerism programme, to fund school shoes across the country.
This year, close to 5 000 pairs of shoes were donated to learners in nearly 30 schools in an initiative of Liberty’s commitment to improving education in South Africa.
In 2018, Liberty invested R22.1 million in Maths, Science and English programmes.
“At Liberty we are passionate about education because it’s the bedrock of achieving a sustainable future for our country.
“With so many families not being able to afford shoes for their children, we are so proud that our staff heeded the call to improve lives by providing should at a time like this,” said Tracey Unser, Divisional Executive Corporate Citizenship at Liberty.
Behind the programme is the recognition that today’s learners are the leaders of tomorrow.
Ms Unser said many communities are struggling in the challenging socio-economic environment and it’s important that corporates like Liberty become active corporate citizens.
She said Liberty’s employees started with the Winter Shoe Drive in 2017 and to date over 10,000 pairs of shoes have been donated to numerous primary schools across the country.
“Long-term sustainable value growth can only be achieved through the development and success of the communities in which we operate. This notion is premised on our belief that an organisation cannot thrive in a failing society,” said Ms Unser.
