Community Involvement

NTP Radioisotopes (Pty) Ltd is committed to playing an active role in enhancing the lives of deserving members of the community in which we operate.

We endeavor to support community-based projects that contribute towards the creation of a stable and prosperous society.

Adopt-a-school Project

NTP has adopted the Ennis Thabong Intermediate School as part of its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) program. The local farm school located on the northern side of Saartjie’s Nek just off the R511 in Hartbeespoort was established by Mr and Mrs E Sale in 1981. They donated part of their property to the building of the school.  It is government owned and has an enrolment of over 270 children, drawn mostly from families resident in informal settlements and on farms in the area.

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Science Centre Opening Ceremony – September 2009

Ennis Thabong saw the official opening of their new science centre, Sediba sa thuto, which means fountain of knowledge.  The centre sponsored by NTP Radioisotopes, was officially opened by Necsa’s CEO Dr Rob Adam. The ceremony was attended by enthusiastic scholars, community members, principals from neighbouring schools and other interested parties. All were awed by the science experiments performed by a Necsa scientist.

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Children’s faces light up as they are handed much needed school bags and stationery sets

Every child has the right to proper education, health care and social development. NTP Radioisotopes is committed to social responsibility and truly embraces enhancing our environment, economy and social sustainability. This is not just part of NTP’s mission and values on paper! The organisation and its people live these values!

NTP has identified two other primary schools in the surrounding areas that are in dire need of help - Re-e-Lwele in Broedestroom and Zilkaatsnek near Brits. These schools do not receive sufficient funding from the government and majority of the children are from disadvantaged backgrounds with many of these parents who cannot afford school uniforms let alone school bags and a pen for the child to write with.

As the new school year begins, every child wants to proudly go to school with a new uniform, bag and other requirements and so on 18 February, NTP stepped up and handed to every child at both these schools a new school bag to ensure that they carry their books and stationery with ease.

NTP’s Communications Unit was humbled to see the children’s faces light up as they distributed the bags and party packs. The educators and scholars expressed their appreciation with dance and song and thanked NTP for the great work the organisation is doing for the community.

Manubha Ramdunnie, NTP’s Communications & Stakeholder Relations Manager hands NTP branded school bags to Jacob Motlhamme Principal of Re-e-Lwele Primary School (left) and to Clifford Radebe (right) an educator at Zilkaatsnek Primary School.

Sponsoring school bags and stationery to both these schools is only the beginning, NTP hopes to do much more in the future to make their learning experience a pleasant one.

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Volunteer day at Ennis Thabon

The Volunteer Day held at Ennis Thabong Intermediate School on Saturday 20 February brought people from all walks of life together as they ardently worked in one accord and one mind to lend a helping hand!

NTP started this initiative in 2009 as part of the organisation’s CSI programme to involve NTP and Necsa personnel, community members, educators and students in actively enhance the lives of the underprivileged in our surrounding communities. Most of us are too busy with our lives and never find the time to give back to the community, so the volunteer day is an ideal opportunity to set aside a few hours on a Saturday morning just once a year.

This past weekend, NTP personnel, ET teachers, parents and pupils sacrificed their precious time by coming in early in the morning to prepare the beds where vegetables were to be planted. The passion and energy put by people towards this was phenomenal, they got the work done regardless of the heat. The children demonstrated their creativity by painting the waste drums and the school’s boundary wall.

Of course, no one can work on an empty stomach! Refreshments were made available for all and the children were surprised with party packs with all their favourite goodies inside and some toiletries.

NTP would like to thank all of the 100 volunteers who made this day a success.