Mark Kapyadorvinx, the co-founder of Art Vision Academy, and Sorisha Naidoo, a trustee of the Sibaya Community Trust, at the ribbon cutting.
The Sibaya Community Trust handed over upgraded infrastructure to support the work the Art Vision Academy, in Shallcross, which was founded by individuals who once experienced hardship and homelessness, and rebuilt their lives from the ground up.
At the event on Friday, Sorisha Naidoo, a trustee of the Sibaya Community Trust, said the donation was far bigger than bricks and mortar.
"Today is about humanity. It is about resilience and about the people who once stood in the shadows of society, who faced homelessness, rejection, hardship, and the harsh realities of life on the streets for more than a decade yet still chose not to surrender to despair. Instead, they chose purpose, creativity and they chose to rise.
"It is from that pain, from those difficult years, that the Art Vision Academy was born, under the leadership of Mack Dollvins, a beacon of hope created not for themselves alone, but for countless young people searching for identity, belonging, healing, and direction. That is nothing short of miraculous, she added.
