DC Marivate Senior Secondary School students celebrate opening of literacy centre.

By MTHULISI SIBANDA
JOHANNESBURG, (Gauteng Guardian) – HUNDREDS of learners in Soshanguve, north or Pretoria are set to benefit from a new literacy centre donated by a leading motoring group.BMW Group South Africa and BMW Financial Services South Africa have provided the facility worth over R540 500 from DC Marivate Senior Secondary School.
In line with Mandela Month celebrations, the BMW Motorrad Literacy Centre has been unveiled to learners after finishing touches were carried out by BMW employees from the Midrand, Menlyn and Plant Rosslyn campuses.With the new centre, the 865 Grade 7 to Grade 9 learners will for the first time have access to a school library.
The new BMW Motorrad Literacy Centre was established to encourage learners to read and to assist learners struggling with basic literacy. The focus of the BMW Group South Africa corporate social investment (CSI) strategy is education and employee volunteerism.
“We want to create platforms for all the brands in the BMW Group to give back to the communities, particularly those surrounding Plant Rosslyn in Pretoria and to drive social change,” said Bongani Mshibe, Manager:External Affairs and Government Relations.
In order to sustain the literacy centre the BMW Group South Africa plans to foster partnerships with key stakeholders who could assist with book donations and sustaining programmes like the reading club.With 44 years of involvement in South Africa, the BMW Group expressed commitment to the upliftment of South Africa and its people.
–Guardian