This area outside George is home to several hundred relocated families and suffers from severe poverty.
Blankets and other bedding, warm clothes and food items were donated and staff interacted with the local community children, playing games and handing over a soft drink, sweets and chips as a special treat.
A selection of fruit trees will be planted in Syferfontein common area early next week that will provide shelter from the heat and be a food source for years to come.
This area forms part of the DataDot socio programme with e'Pap being distributed on a weekly basis to ensure the children of the area receive breakfast on a daily basis.
The DataDot team has also been part of a blood donation drive in the build-up to Mandela Day, in conjunction with the Western Cape Blood Transfusion Service, with 23 staff members donating approximately a pint each at the mobile blood donation clinic set up at the DataDot head office in Laing Street, George.
Xoliswa Stemele cuddles a local child who received a lucky packet.
The local community children all received a soft drink, sweets and chips as a special treat.
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