Enroute to making SA better
ILLOVO - Better SA officially launched South Africa's first-ever Hop-on-Hop-off volunteer bus service at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton on 4 March.
Guests were driven to the Africa Children Feeding Scheme in Alexandra to experience all that the organisation stands for in true Better SA style.
Starting in October last year, founder and managing director of Better SA Roberta Donovan explained that the movement aims to make volunteering as easy and rewarding as possible for all people.
“I have volunteered for over 10 years and absolutely love it! The experience is truly transformational for all parties involved,” said Donovan.
Better SA currently works with seven different organisations and is rapidly growing.
“We work with community centres, old age homes and children homes. The number of organisations we work with is growing as we reach into communities,” said Donovan.
Donovan encouraged South Africans to become part of the solution, ” The best way to feel better about yourself and this country’s future is to be part of the solution,” said Donovan.
“An unexpected benefit of Better SA is that we get people from all works of life on our volunteer buses,” she explained.
“Better SA bridges the gap between the haves-and-have-nots. Instead of talking about poverty in leafy suburbs, you can come to Alex and see how 80 percent of other South Africans live,” said Donovan.
“Our volunteers have ranged from two to 75 years old, from all walks of life and every race imaginable,” said Donovan.
Donovan encouraged all South Africans to give of their time and skills by participating in this initiative.
People interested in volunteering or joining the movement can visit the Better SA website or their Facebook page.
Details: info@bettersa.org, www.bettersa.org, www.facebook.com/bettersaorganisation
