Hermanus Primary’s live event aims to raise funds and assist local tourism

Writer: Taylum Meyer.

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused havoc for economies across the globe with millions of people losing their jobs due to lay-offs and businesses having to close their doors for good.

The tourism sector has been especially hard hit, and those who have managed to remain open have had to adapt their business models to focus more on domestic tourism.

But it’s not just businesses and non-profit organisations that are facing many challenges due to the pandemic – it has also affected our schools. Due to social distancing rules and restrictions on the number of people allowed to attend events, schools have been unable to host any of their usual, annual fundraising projects.

One such school is Hermanus Primary, which has had to go back to the drawing board to come up with ideas to raise the funds necessary to enable the school to keep offering the high quality of education it has become known for.

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