With high hopes, the Lifestyle Christian Academy started the Happy City Project last summer.
This project was sparked by Covid-19 hitting many homes, when incomes were lost and there was no food to provide for our families.
The situation gave rise to a vision.
During the pandemic the academy heard unfortunate news from family and friends, giving rise to key questions among students, such as “what could we do to help our community?”
For a very long time learners pondered on the thought, and last October a team of four high-school students and project coordinator, You-Vin Kim, a current student at University College London, initiated the Happy City Project.
There are two integral pillars to it – firstly, to help students of Lifestyle Christian Academy and their families in challenging times by providing snacks, foods and necessities.
Secondly, inspired by the Breede Valley Municipality, which started emphasising recycling, the academy encourages students actively to recycle trash by bringing recyclables to school and are rewarded with credits.
These are then used in Friday’s tuck shop, where snacks and stationery can be bought.
The name Happy City Project is derived from caring for the community and environment, believed by many to be the key to a happy city.
The past months have witnessed excitement among students about participating in recycling and being sensitised to littering’s consequences. The idea is for the project to expand, offering certain options for recycling, including ingredients such as flour, oil and cans.
