BY Obakeng Maje

The North West Department of Sport, Arts and Culture will from March 12- 15 embark on a door-to-door visit to the most deprived wards around the province in support of its mandate to combat the scourge of HIV and poverty.

“MEC Tebogo Modise will be donating books from libraries to rural schools, with preference to War on Poverty and Comprehensive Rural Development Programme areas and identified wards on Friday March 15 at the Boskuil Combined School in the Maquassie Hills Local Municipality, at 10H00” Department spokesperson Vusi Kama said.

Food parcels will be donated to the Oersenskraal Community later on the same day. 

The Department has partnered with the Department of Health and Social Development, as well as Provincial Council on AIDS (PCA) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to address the needs of the communities.

“The initiative is for the benefit of the broader community and it is part of the war against poverty. It is our duty as the department to give support to the less fortunate and contribute to the fight against HIV and poverty,” said MEC Modise.

This year the events will take place as follows: