GIVING BACK TO SOCIETY.

Photos taken by KhayaMofokeng.

City waldorf cares members.

City waldorf cares is a community outreach

organisation, which gives back to society through
education and other forms of changing peoples lives.

City waldorf cares is a charity established in 2014, the charity

organisation that was established by organisation is a combination of
NomondeSolomon. She is part of the University students and the
management team of citywaldorf management of the city waldorf
student student Accommodations.
accommodations.Citywaldorfcares was

According to NomondeSolomone City to the society, throughEducation,

waldorf cares aims are to bring change giving clothes and food to those who
are in need and help other charity
organisations by giving them clothes
and providing a helping hand where its
needed. Most of the students who are
part of city cares are students from the
University of Johannesburg and Wits
University; the students have
executive team that works hand in
According to NomondeSolomone the
founder of the organisation
started this organisation to encourage
the youth to give back to society .For
them to learn that life is not all about
receiving but its also about giving back
and bringing change in peoples
lives.Nomonde states that when she
Lucky Makuwa the chairperson of the
student executive team and a 3 RD year
social work student said that giving
back to society has always been part
of my goals and when city cares was
established I saw this as
hand with the Management of city
waldorf to find ways that they can give
back to the society. City waldorf
provides the financial assistance and
time to the charity organisation; the
students provide their time, attention
an and help.
came with the idea to start the
,she organisation, the response she
received from the students was
beyond her expectations, because
many students where interested to join
the organisation and they were willing
to dedicate their time to making the
charity organisation a success.
opportunity to achieve my goal and
give back to society. I have been part
of city cares seen 2014 and the
organisation has had its ups and
downs yet the aims of the organisation
an has been achieved, he said.
City waldorf cares members giving blankets to the homeless people of
Johannesburg.

City waldorf cares members helping students from different high schools in
Newcastle Kwa-zulu natal to apply at the University of Johannesburg.
The first charity event of city cares was
a blanket drive event, As it was winter
blankets where provided to the
homeless people around the Central
Business District of Johannesburg
(CBD), The event lasted for two days
and 55 blankets where provided to the
homeless people .this event opened
doors for more city cares events .In
2014 September city cares had their
most successful event ever.
Accordingto Lucky city waldorf cares
According to NoluthandoMbhele the
spokesperson and an Information
Management honours student the
Newcastle event when it was planned
they were disagreements between the
students executive team and the
KatlegoMorakean Education second
year student said that when city
waldorf cares visited my school in
Newcastle they inspired me to change
my life through education seen I am
from a family where poverty rules.
I HOPE THE CAN CONTINUE TO BRING CHANGE TO OTHER PEOPLES LIVES
LIKE THEY DID TO MINE.
City cares also went to Courtlands
which is also an organisation that
helps kids who abounded by their
parents and kids who are affected by
Hiv and Aids ,city cares dedicated their
time to spent time with the kids ,they
travel to Newcastle in Kwa Zulu Natal
to help the students from communities
around Newcastle apply to enrol at the
University of Johannesburg, they
visited schools to inspire students to
further their Education, share with
them their personal stories so that they
can encourage them not to give up,
they also helped them choose courses
that are suitable for them, helped them
apply for financial assistance such
NSFAS and other private bursaries.
management but finally the differences
where set aside and the event become
a success to the extent that many
students where plied for and others
where inspired to work hard so that
they can fulfil their dreams.
They gave me hope that through hard
work and dedication I can make it and
I listened to them they are part of the
reason why I am a university student
and I am in the road of changing my
family situation.
played games with them ,they played
ball with them ,gave them a packages
with sweets ,snacks and a toy .The
aim of visiting Courtlands was to bring
a smile to the faces of the young ones
and create fun memories for them ,
she said Nomonde.
They dedicated their time to keep the
late Nelson Mandela legacy on going,
In 2015 during Mandela day city cares
cleaned the streets of the Central
Business District and they also collect
clothes that they no longer wear or that
do not fit them anymore from the
students who stay at city waldorf and
they gave them to the homeless
City waldorf cares members cleaning the streets of Johannesburg.
According to Lucky Makuwa City
waldorf cares usually have has a year-
end closing party for their members
where they gather together with the
management to speak about the
events they had during the year and
the members are given certificates for
their work and testimonials ,the event
people and those who are in need of
them. TaTa gave his time to bring
change to the life of South Africans ,as
city waldorf cares we saw the need to
keep his legacy on going by also
dedicating our time to bring change,
we hope that with the little we did ,we
made him proud , she said
Noluthando.
or closing party is no formal ,they
usually visit a park where they have a
braai and they play games together
and they exchange their highlights of
the year ,the city waldorf management
provides transport and food,
refreshments for the closing party.
We hope that the little we do to bring one day be recognised, so we can get
light to those who are in dark places help to bring better change to the
through education, bring a smile to the society because working together
sad faces and bring change or a makes a big difference and we can
difference to those are in need, will reach more smile , he said Lucky.
Students from different high schools in Newcastle and City waldorf cares members
during the city waldorf cares initiative ,to help student apply at UJ.