CBS Cares For The Child
“No child should grow up alone”. Such is the impassioned cry from SOS Children’s Villages. It was with full agreement with this true call that Computer Business Solutions (CBS) decided to partner with SOS and lend a helping hand, thereby extending its charitable contribution to the plight of orphaned and vulnerable children.
In August, 2022, CBS donated some office furniture to SOS, including office chairs, oak desks, computer monitors and stand. The furniture went a long way towards assisting the organization in its office operations as it takes care of needy children at their village at Ha Leqele in the outskirts of Maseru. CBS also donated some needful groceries, specifically flour and cooking oil, which, like other basic commodities have become very expensive as a result of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. The orphaned children at SOS villages had been particularly hard-hit, especially because SOS is largely dependent on kind donations, and they could hardly scrape to afford the items. “This cooking oil is as valuable as gold to us, and it will fill a gap that we were at a loss as to how we were going to deal with”, said a grateful SOS Fundraising Committee member, Mrs Palesa Seetane.
In addition, CBS participated in a charity games tournament that was held in September, 2022. In this fundraising event, the CBS soccer club faced off with a few select corporate and social soccer clubs where, through registrations and sale of food and refreshment, SOS was able to raise well over M80,000.00.
“Children need someone who truly sees them, who stands by their side no matter what, someone who holds them close when they are small and believes in them when they are ready to grow into their own and step into the world “, said SOS Lesotho Interim National Director, in acknowledgement.
SOS Children’s Villages is a global non-governmental and non-political organization providing care, development and protection to orphaned and vulnerable children. SOS Lesotho was established at Lithabaneng in 1994 and later in Quthing in 2010. It serves 245 children under a family-like care programme.
As a leading company providing enabling digital business solutions, CBS continues to contribute to charity as part of its active Corporate Social Initiatives (CSI) programme, as enshrined in its Social Responsibility policy. Through it, the Company strives to make a positive, sustainable impact on the communities in which CBS operates, through investing in and improving the quality of life of disadvantaged people and communities in Lesotho.