{"id":128051,"date":"2016-07-18T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/128051\/childrens-safe-haven\/"},"modified":"2016-07-22T11:52:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T09:52:19","slug":"childrens-safe-haven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/18\/childrens-safe-haven\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s safe haven"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cOur plan is to make a difference; no matter how small, we will always try to make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the motto by which Germiston South-based company Johnson Matthey SA has been living.<\/p>

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Their community upliftment projects began in March, when they donated 120 pairs of school shoes to the children<\/a> of Ekurhuleni Primary School, in Dukathole.<\/p>\n

The company then took to the streets in June, hosting a community crime walk and Youth Month sports day<\/a>.<\/p>

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Now the company has donated a playground to the children of Dukathole.<\/p>\n

\u201cA number of employees driving to and from work would watch in horror as young children played in the streets of Germiston South.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, as a company, decided we had to change this and make a safe place where the children could play,\u201d said Ndima Rawana, site services director for Johnson Matthey SA.<\/p>\n

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The children of Dukathole have received a safe new playground from local company Johnson Matthey SA. The playground was officially handed over to the company last Monday. Ndima Rawana, site services director for Johnson Matthey SA speaks to the crowd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The playground was officially opened in Dukathole Extension Nine, last Monday, to the delight of the local community.<\/p>\n

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Ben Miller MD of Johnson Matthey SA officially opened the playground to the public, last Monday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe thank the community, as well as the local taxi association for their involvement in the project,” he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe land where the playground has been built used to be a taxi rank.\u201d<\/p>\n

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