“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” Nelson Mandela.
Taking these words to heart, the Schneider Electric team prepared 600 breakfast and lunch meals for the less fortunate children in the area and also contributed a variety of vegetable and herb plants to enlarge the community’s existing income generating food gardens.
“Our overall goal for the day was to make a sustainable impact and so we also donated nine In-Diya lighting systems. These are Schneider Electric’s energy efficient LEDs, designed to provide lighting to people living without electricity,” says Zanelle Dalglish, head of sustainable development at Schneider Electric. “Four of the In-Diya lighting systems were installed in the rural bakery, which is owned by two women from the community. They were thrilled with the donation.”
A further donation was in the form of practical goods for the community’s ‘swop shop’. Being an extremely poor community, the shop exchanges goods for recyclable waste valued at R1 per kilogramme. Schneider Electric supplied the shop with non-perishable foods, blankets, toys and clothing.
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