In this blog
interview we learn more about an amazing charity called “Toys for Africa” which
has a mission to hand a new toy to every
underprivileged child in South Africa and later the whole continent of Africa. They
recently passed 76 000 children that have benefited from their work.
What inspired you to start your
business?
Poverty in South Africa is very high and we know that
children suffer silently when their parents struggle. Children need toys for so
many reasons and their development on social, physical, emotional and mental
levels depend on toys.
What have been your favourite
client experiences?
Seeing each and every smile that we get for delivering new
toys to underprivileged children. We recently passed 76 000 children met
through our work and every smile is a favourite.
What advice would you
give to someone starting up in your industry?
Make sure it is your passion. As working for long hours does
become tiring if you do not love every second of what you do.
What are your long
term goals?
We would like to reach 17 million children with new toys.
And we would like to build a manufacturing plant and start building and
creating our own toys.
Isossy Children
celebrates diversity through global clothing for children. Why do you think
diversity matters for every generation?
Every single person differs from the next. Diversity I
believe is something that makes you belong, as strange as that may sound. In
South Africa we have diversity like nowhere else in the world and that is what
makes us all work and stick together. Different parts of 1 team.
What words of wisdom
do you think every child should grow up knowing?
As a child you have the potential to dream big without the
realisation of limitations. Keep dreaming and believing.
Contact Details and
to make a donation
Danie van Loggerenberg
+27823037088
@toysforafrica
