20/02/2024
VALENTINES DAY CELEBRATION Report
Sponsored by Sthengekile Bar Lounge
Soncoba Umjindi Gender Based Violence held a Valentine’s Day Celebration at Ekujabuleni Disable Centre on the 14th of February 2024. The purpose of the celebration was to celebrate love with people living with a disability. We saw it as a good idea to show those living with disability love as we were celebrating Valentine’s Day .The celebration was sponsored by Sithengkile Bar Lounge who made this celebration successful.
The guest speakers that were present on the day of the event were Umjindi Victim Empowerment (UVE), South African Police Services (SAPS), BCR FM, Councilor Nkululeko Magagula , Mr Shongwe from the Municipality, Xolani Mhlanga from City of Mbombela, Soncoba Umjindi GBV Chairperson Hlengiwe Nkosi, Pastor Mnisi, Pastor Zulu, Sthembiso Mbuli, Make Heilda Sibande from Ekujabuleni Disable Centre. The guest speakers shared love messages to the people at Ekujabuleni Disable Centre, and motivated them to love themselves the way they are.
Miss Heilda Sibande who is the Centre Manager expressed her gratitude to Sthengekile Bar Longue and Soncoba Umjindi Gender Based Violence for making this event possible and for choosing to celebrate Valentine’s Day with them.
The people at Ekujabuleni Disable Centre were showered with gifts as way of showing love and appreciation. There were 55 packages of Valentines gifts that were given to the people living with disability and stakeholders. They expressed their gratitude towards to Mr and Mrs Mbuli from Sthengekile Bar Lounge
Soncoba Umjindi Gender Based Violence would like to send their deepest gratitude to Sithengekile Bar Lounge for sponsoring the event and to Pastor Mnisi for the Decoration. Your kind gesture is greatly appreciated, and it meant a lot to have your support. The Valentine’s Day Celebration at Ekujabuleni Disable Centre was successful and it’s all thanks to you, thank you for helping us to continue to serve our community. We could not do our work without the help of generous people like you. We are extremely thankful for your support and commitment.