The first Jungle Gym in full use! Adults, from left to right: Leon Viljoen, Exsa Director, Repelsteeltjie principal Janice de Klerk, Yolandi Viljoen, Exsa Corporate Social responsibility officer and Kosie Laubscher, Exsa Chairman.
Repelsteeltjie is a day care centre at De Doorns in the Hex River Valley and cares for more than 100 children aged 2-6 years on weekdays.
The centre is attended by the children of farm labourers in the community as well as for children from previously disadvantaged communities. Children are supervised and stimulated for the entire workday and receive breakfast and lunch daily.
Exsa has been supporting Repelsteeltjie for a number of years. In 2011 Exsa erected a large wooden Jungle Gym at Repelsteeltjie, to the daily delight of the youngsters. More recently, they have also donated a smaller Jungle Gym suitable for younger children. While clambering on this structure is clearly a great deal of fun, it also provides the preschool children with good exercise and develops spacial awareness.
