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Employees of NRG Gestetner South Africa
(Pty) Ltd. have been supporting a facility for
orphans since 2006. This facility provides
a safe home for children who have been
orphaned by
HIV/AIDS or
themselves
fallen victim
to the disease,
which has
ravaged South
Africa. It was
established
based on the
belief that all
children have
the right to
grow up in a loving and caring home.
NRG Gestetner SA hosts Christmas and
Easter parties for children in the home,
donating toys and clothes as presents, and regularly provides groceries. The
company's goal is to help the children to
develop self-esteem as well as to give them
a better quality of life. In addition, monthly
donations made by the company go toward
the children's education and medical costs
as well as repairs to the facility.
In 2008, employees volunteered their
time and effort
to renovate
the facility.
Before the
renovations,
more than
55 children,
including
infants,
shared one
large room.
Now, with
the work to
divide the space into smaller rooms
completed, a maximum of four children
share a room. The company also provided
bed sheets, blankets, lighting, carpets and other necessities for each room and the
employees cleaned rooms, moved furniture,
and arranged the children's clothing.
Donations in 2008 totaled five times
the amount given when the company first
began supporting this project, while the
employees have been growing awareness of
the local community. The local community
itself has also become more aware of the
facility, thanks to the company's support of
it. The company plans to continue to offer
and expand support for the facility in 2009
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