{"id":46900,"date":"2026-01-07T18:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46900"},"modified":"2026-01-07T18:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:25:23","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigninno-morolong-launches-back-to-school-stationery-drive-for-2026-learners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/07\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigninno-morolong-launches-back-to-school-stationery-drive-for-2026-learners\/","title":{"rendered":"Inno Morolong launches back-to-school stationery drive for 2026 learners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105007\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105007\" class=\"wp-image-105007 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Inno-Morolong-launches-back-to-school-stationery-drive-for-2026-learners.jpg?resize=600%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Inno-Morolong-launches-back-to-school-stationery-drive-for-2026-learners.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Inno-Morolong-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-105007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inno Morolong<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With schools set to reopen in a week, thousands of parents across South Africa are bracing for the financial strain of back-to-school shopping as stationery prices continue to climb amid unemployment and rising living costs.<\/p>\n<p>As many families struggle to make ends meet, reality TV star, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Inno Morolong has announced a timely intervention aimed at easing the pressure on vulnerable households ahead of the 2026 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>Morolong has launched a Back to School Stationery Drive focused on supporting learners from underprivileged communities who risk starting the school year without basic learning materials.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative will collect and distribute essential items such as exercise books, pens, pencils, rulers, crayons, and school bags to children in need.<\/p>\n<p>The drive comes at a critical time, with South Africa still grappling with deep economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The unemployment rate stood at an estimated 33.2% in the last quarter of 2025, while youth unemployment remains alarmingly high at around 58.5%.<\/p>\n<p>These pressures have left many parents unable to afford school essentials, particularly in households affected by job losses, orphanhood, or child-headed family structures.<\/p>\n<p>Although some public schools provide stationery, parents have long complained that the support often falls short.<\/p>\n<p>Rising costs of school uniforms and supplies have further widened the gap, leaving many learners disadvantaged before the first lesson even begins.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the motivation behind the initiative, Morolong emphasised the importance of education as a tool for long-term change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany learners start the school year without the basic tools they need to succeed. This drive is about restoring dignity, confidence, and hope, one school kit at a time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The stationery drive will officially run from Monday, January 5, with planned handovers taking place at selected schools and homes on January 13 and 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Morolong confirmed that she will personally fund the project but has opened the door for members of the public, brands, and corporate partners to contribute towards purchasing school supplies.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Inno #Morolong #launches #backtoschool #stationery #drive #learners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Inno Morolong With schools set to reopen in a week, thousands of parents across South Africa are bracing for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46902,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46900\/revisions\/46902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}