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		<title>Plascon partners with HOOD Youth Development Project to channel at-risk youth into community upliftment</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Plascon, coatings have always been about more than colour; it&#8217;s about how a fresh coat of paint can change environments for individuals and communities. That belief is at the heart of the company’s partnership with HOOD Youth Development Project, a non-profit organisation working in Uitsig, Ravensmead, in the Western Cape. One of HOOD Youth Development’s current initiatives, Dignify the Youth, aims to reclaim community spaces and restore self-worth, hope and pride in local residents. Young people are involved in painting over gang-claimed graffiti walls and beautifying neglected open areas that are currently used for illegal dumping. ‘Our area struggles with high levels of crime and gangsterism, and many young people are at risk of being drawn into negative activities,’ states Adam Alexander of Dignify the Youth. ‘By involving them in positive community work such as painting, cleaning and planting, we aim to divert them from crime and guide them toward responsibility, teamwork and pride in their environment,’ he continues.  Plascon and Dignify the Youth also provided exterior paint makeovers for six elderly Uitsig residents who weren’t able to carry out these home improvements themselves, as well as for the area’s community centre. ‘The support from Plascon has made a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School for vulnerable children with disabilities receives much-needed makeover</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Conradie School recently received a much-needed renovation to parts of its hostel interiors, courtesy of Plascon in partnership with Build It Vermeulens. The school walls were rejuvenated using a range of Plascon products that are designed to last longer , meaning that Elizabeth Conradie School won&#8217;t need to do paint maintenance for many years to come. Located in the Northern Cape, Elizabeth Conradie School for vulnerable children with disabilities was the first of many to receive aid as part of Plascon’s far-reaching programme to uplift deserving schools across the country. To identify these schools,  Kansai Plascon issued a nationwide call in 2020, asking for schools in need to apply for paint donations to transform their learning environments. &#160; Says Judy du Plessis, owner of Build It Vermeulens: “75% of the Elizabeth Conradie School learners are from families that cannot afford to pay school fees. Learners staying in the hostel and attending the school have been placed in the school due to the fact that they have a form of disability. These are vulnerable children who are either autistic or in wheelchairs. The parents in most cases cannot afford to care for a child with a disability.” In South Africa, [...]]]></description>
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