Fruitful partnership

It was the culmination of a two-year plan when the Agter-Witzenberg farm community outside Ceres last week received two Grade R classrooms constructed from decommissioned shipping containers. Safmarine and fruit exporter Capespan identified a need to provide the Western Cape farming community with much-needed classroom accommodation. The shipping line donated the two 12-metre reefer (refrigerated) containers which were converted into classrooms with the help of Cool Maintenance and industrial designer and architect, Y Tsai of Tsai Design Studio. The two new classrooms are able to accommodate approximately 40 pre-school children. CAPTION Looking out for disadvantaged communities … Dirk Hoffmann (Safmarine Southern Africa cluster manager) and Patricia Simons (Safmarine Southern African PR and CSR manager) in the container classrooms recently handed over in the Western Cape.