South Africa: Man On a Mission - Art Teacher's Quest to Keep Hope Alive As Lockdown Hits Township

After his art school in Joe Slovo township near Port Elizabeth was closed when SA went into lockdown, teacher and education activist John Lombardo started raising funds for the families of the township. In the week since lockdown he has provided food and support to many people whose lives have been turned upside down - with one mission: To get the precious artists he is teaching through the next three weeks.

The Monday before lockdown started, art teacher, founder of ArtWorks for Youth and education activist John Lombardo sat down to write a letter to his students about what to do during the lockdown.

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