Following the Africa Print Expo, the FESPA Foundation (FF) team celebrated World Teachers’ Day earlier in October, through the distribution of gifts and other items to the teachers of its many partner schools.
From 6-9 October, the FF team visited four schools in Limpopo including Malekapane Primary School, Pitseng ya Thuto Primary School, Madesei Primary School, and Batau Primary School, as well as Evane Combine School in KwaZulu-Natal.
The gifts for the teachers included printed stickers produced by Midcomp during the expo, while EG Printers donated FESPA Foundation T-shirts. NUtec Digital Ink provided stationery (including pencil cases and folders) for the schools’ children.
Several companies exhibiting at FESPA Global Print Expo, held in Barcelona during May, donated the following:
– MH+P: painting canvas.
– Brother: recycled-polyester T-shirts.
– Canon: printed vinyl strips, colouring books, and posters.
– Kongsberg: ‘Creative Packs’ with notepads, bookmarks, pens, jigsaw puzzles, 3D puzzles, sticker sheets and handheld fans.
– Summa / Roland: posters, caps/hats and vinyl rolls.
– Digidelta: printed vinyl wall panels.
– Arlon Graphics: footballs and vinyl rolls.
– Mimaki Europe: educational posters.
The total declared value of these goods was €6,610 (approximately R122,191).
‘We are truly grateful to every printer and manufacturer, both locally and internationally, who contributed to this year’s donation deliveries under the FESPA Foundation’s Adopt-a-School progamme. Your generosity has helped us deliver valuable resources to our partner schools, supporting both learners and educators. Thank you for standing with us and helping turn these contributions into meaningful support for our schools,’ said Steve Thobela ka Mdlalose, FESPA Foundation Executive Director.
Principal Alina Mphahlele, from Malekapane Primary School said, ‘I would like to express my gratitude to the FESPA Foundation for their kindness and willingness to support us and our learners. Your support truly means so much.’
An exclusive FESPA Foundation dinner was held on 9 September at the Mall of Africa in Midrand, Johannesburg, which included FESPA executives and board members, staff and trustees from the FEPSA Foundation, as well as the principals from the various partner schools.
Please send an email to foundation@fespa.com if you wish to participate in donating to the FESPA Foundation’s partner schools.
The Foundation will also be delivering donated items to three adopted schools in Cape Town: Riverlands Primêre Skool, Goedehoop Primary School and Breevlei Primary School on the last week of October 2026.
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