For many South African learners, going to school means more than books, lessons and playgrounds. It also means navigating unsafe, unhygienic pit toilets that no child should ever have to use.

In parts of Mpumalanga, this has been the daily reality for years. Collapsing structures, overflowing pits, and a lack of proper sanitation have placed children and teachers at risk – not only to their health, but their dignity.

LottoStar, together with Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels will be funding the complete replacement of pit toilets at two Mpumalanga schools with safe, permanent ablution facilities through Breadline Africa – an organisation dedicated to improving learning environments for children across the country,

These projects include not only construction, but five years of maintenance to ensure the facilities remain safe and functional long into the future.

Because lasting change matters.

Sijabulile Primary School, Mbombela
At Sijabulile Primary School, 208 learners and eight teachers have been using toilet facilities that are damaged, unsafe, and unhygienic. Leaking roofs, broken doors, and full pits created daily health risks for young children.

Sijabulile Primary School, Mbombela
At Sijabulile Primary School, 208 learners and eight teachers have been using toilet facilities that are damaged, unsafe, and unhygienic. Leaking roofs, broken doors, and full pits created daily health risks for young children.

With LottoStar’s support, the existing pit toilets will be demolished and replaced with:

• Flush toilets
• Urinals
• Septic systems
• Basins with running water

A new, dignified space is being built where children can feel safe.

Ian Mackenzie Secondary School, Bushbuckridge
At Ian Mackenzie Secondary School, nearly 300 learners and staff have been sharing a limited number of failing toilets, including dangerous pit latrines.

Here too, the solution is transformative:

• Pit toilets removed
• 12 new flush toilets installed
• Five new urinals added

For both learners and teachers, this means a safer, healthier school environment every single day.

More Than Infrastructure

These projects are not simply about bricks, pipes, and plumbing.

They are about restoring dignity. Protecting children. Creating school environments where learners can focus on their education without fear or discomfort.

For over 500 learners and educators, something many people take for granted will soon become a daily reality: clean, safe, functional sanitation.

The funds contributed forms part of LottoStar’s Santa’s Stash competition with Jacaranda FM.

Through this partnership, LottoStar is helping turn a long-standing problem into a story of hope and progress for two school communities in Mpumalanga.

Because meaningful impact is measured not only in what is built, but in how lives are improved.

For these learners, the difference will be felt every single school day.

LottoStar, charity is our privilege, not an obligation.