LOCAL IS LEKKA
Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre, as part of the aha Hotels & Lodges the
property management business of Tourvest’s Accommodation and Activities division,
spent 2016’s Madiba Day doing justice to the legendary late statesman,
philanthropist and scholar, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
As a proud Benoni-based business, Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre, along
with its hard working and committed team, hosted Nyeleti’s Children’s Home and
delivered a fun day that included pony rides, lunch, gifts and sweetie packs to take
home, all in celebration of the late-great Madiba’s big day.
The Nyeleti’s Children’s home is an inter-denominational organisation caring for
abused, homeless children and orphans. They provide shelter, food, clothing and
education to integrate coping and self-sufficient people into the community when
the time requires it. Their local church services assist them in spiritual support and
personal wellbeing, regardless of race colour or creed – just some of the many
reasons why the team at Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre wanted to lend a
The home currently provides for 28 children, 14 of which are orphans. The remaining
14 children stay with their destitute single parents, some of which are HIV positive.
The home’s most urgent need is child sponsorship of R1500, per child, per month.
That money buys each child food, schooling and transportation, amongst other
“It’s a privilege to be in a position to be able to effect positive change,” says aha
Hotels & Lodges CEO Neil Bald. “As a business invested in the area, being able to
uplift, support and grow the community around us is key. It’s something that makes
being a part of Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre and the aha group, a
wonderful space in which to serve.”
aha hotels and lodges manages a collection of hotels and lodges throughout Southern
Africa, including the Western Cape, North West Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga,
Limpopo, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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