Global shapers unite to restore Durban to former glory
Speaking about the clean up, Ntethelelo Gonya, curator of Global Shapers Community, Durban Hub, said they felt it was necessary to take action and join the community in playing a role to rebuild their city.
THE Global Shapers Community, Durban Hub, was saddened by the recent looting and unrest which unfolded in KZN and others parts of the country last week.
In its efforts to help restore the affected areas, a clean up was hosted in partnership with the Domino Foundation, Durban Solid Waste (DSW), Pick n Pay, JDJ Diagnostics and KZN Beach Clean-up. Through their joint efforts, more than 500 refuse bags were filled and left for collection by DSW.
Speaking about the clean up, Ntethelelo Gonya, curator of Global Shapers Community, Durban Hub, said they felt it was necessary to take action and join the community in playing a role to rebuild their city.
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“This clean up activity took place at the weekend (July 17 and 18), with the aim to restore and rebuild our beautiful and diverse city. Volunteers were out in numbers, approximately 150 volunteers, on both days, answered the plea to clean the streets due to the aftermath of the destructive events that hit the shores of our city in the past week,” said Gonya.
This initiative formed part of an Emergency Response Plan that the Durban Global Shapers are planning to rollout in eThekwini which is aimed at corroborating the municipality’s efforts in restoring and rebuilding this city to its former glory.
“This proved a lot of love and devotion to create change in our very own city. The mission of Durban Global Shapers is to change, build and inspire and the volunteers accomplished this,” he said.
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