Based on the need for disadvantaged learners to be provided with an appropriate surface upon which to conduct school work - whether they sit under a tree or in a classroom with no desks - the patented and brandable "Kommunity Desk" was created as a 100%-recyclable and child-friendly solution. The Kommunity Desk serves as an ergonomic and effective writing surface, acting as vital learning infrastructure to underprivileged learners.
Supporter of the Kommunity Desk initiative, Archbishop Desmond Tutu personally signed an Isuzu-branded Kommunity Desk in 2012 and endorsed the project. Expressing his approval of the concept, Tutu went on to comment: "I was a barefoot township urchin. I went to a school where there were no desks. We sat on benches and when the teacher asked us to write, we knelt down on the floor and used the benches we had been sitting on as desks. I wish Kommunity Desks had been available in my day!"
Delivery of Kommunity Desks to disadvantaged learners
"GMSA, in partnership with the Kommunity Group, started this project in 2011 as a corporate social responsibility initiative. We have seen exponential success with the delivery of thousands of Kommunity Desks to disadvantaged learners around South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland. To date, more than 6000 Kommunity Desks have been delivered by the Isuzu fleet, in largely remote and unreachable regions of southern Africa and we stand true to our slogan of 'Isuzu delivers'," said Michelle Wilson, public relations officer of General Motors South Africa.
In 2013, the partnership is set to have a further 7000 desks delivered in and around South Africa, with a further 1000 set for distribution in Kenya by GM Kenya - taking the total number of desks delivered by Isuzu bakkies to 14 000.
