Hirsch’s lights up a brighter future for Durban preschoolers
Chante Hohip
23 July 2025 | 10:34“Having a good grounding and a good pre-school can set them up for a much better life," Richard Hirsch tells Bongani Bingwa.
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702’s Bongani Bingwa speaks with Richard Hirsch, CEO of Hirsch’s.
Listen below:
Since 2003, Hirsch’s has supported nearly 200 children per year at the Clare Ellis Brown Pre-Primary School in Durban.
The not-for-profit provides quality early childhood education to young children.
From repairing classrooms and helping to reduce their municipal rates... to providing warm meals, it's all about lighting a brighter future for the learners.
“The teachers are the nicest people in the world, but aren’t great at running a business or a school and they just needed someone to point them in the right direction and get them on track.”
– Richard Hirsch, CEO – Hirsch's
“Having a good grounding and a good pre-school can set them up for a much better life.”
– Richard Hirsch, CEO – Hirsch's
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