City launches KwaZulu-Natal disaster relief initiative
The city irequests its residents to donate non-perishable food, clothing and blankets to families in need.
The City of Ekurhuleni has launched the KwaZulu-Natal Disaster Relief Initiative to assist families affected by the recent floods in the province.
This initiative follows the cabinet’s decision to declare a National State of Disaster in response to the floods, which have left families homeless.
As an act of solidarity, the City is calling upon its residents and staff members to donate non-perishable food, clothing and blankets to these families in need.
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Donations can be dropped off at Customer Care Centres and the City’s head office at the OR Tambo Government Precinct Civic Centre and OR Tambo Government Precinct Administration Building in Germiston.
Marked donation bins have been placed at these venues. Citizens will be requested to fill out a registration form to confirm and note their contributions during the process.
The campaign will run for two weeks, after which the donations will be couriered to KZN, where a non-governmental organisation will be selected for distributing the donations.
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The City is launching the campaign following a similar drive for residents affected by last month’s floods in Thembisa.
An announcement of the total contributions received will be made at the end of the campaign to ensure transparency and accountability.
As a caring City, during the Covid-19 lockdown level five in 2020, the City launched the Covid-19 Food Bank to aid residents who had lost sources of income due to the pandemic.
The City remains committed to leading humanitarian efforts to ease the effects of national disasters on families and appeals to the community to assist those who have been left destitute by the floods in KZN.
