“The launch of A Re Sebetseng in 2017 was a milestone for our City. In my travels around the world, one place that impressed me most was Kigali.
The streets of Kigali are spotless, and people have such pride in their environment. This is because every month the entire Country of Rwanda comes to a standstill to volunteer their time in the Umuganda Day to make their country cleaner and better. Following their example, we launched A Re Sebetseng”, said Mayor Mashaba.
On a monthly basis, people from across the City have come out and volunteered their time, alongside government, to clean the spaces around which they live.
“I am also moved by the spirit of corporate Johannesburg who have joined this campaign, including the likes of Coca-Cola, Anglo Ashanti, Adcock Ingram, Avis Fleet and many, many others. We have partnered with Miss Earth SA, Universities, Places of Worship, Ratepayers Associations, Community Organisations and the International Community,” said Mayor Mashaba.
Since its inception in September 2017, 11 022 events have taken place across our City, collecting more than 245 000 tonnes of waste with a total of 12840 residents participating to date.
Going forward, A Re Sebetseng will be diversified into further areas of volunteerism that will take place simultaneously with our cleaning campaign. We also intend to leverage the work done by our entities take A Re Sebetseng embraces the spirit of A Re Sebetseng.
Mayor Mashaba said: “A Re Sebetseng Schools will see communities working alongside government in adopting schools. In these monthly operations we will work together to improve the learning environment for some of our poorest schools. We will be establishing teams of educators who are willing to give of their time to help students in need. It is through A Re Sebetseng that we will continue to unite people in our City by a common cause of volunteerism and a spirit of community, shared between all people.”
