Food and blankets donated to Witkoppen Clinic visitors
FOURWAYS – Witkoppen Clinic also received 100 face shields for front-line workers thanks to African Bank.
A number of beneficiaries of Witkoppen Clinic were donated food parcels and blankets from African Bank recently.
The bank also donated 100 face shields to front-line workers at the clinic.Senior manager for corporate social investment at African Bank, Kennedy Dembetembe, said that food security for the vulnerable and protection for front-line workers remains a key priority as Covid-19 numbers continue to rise in Gauteng.
Dembetembe said that as the spread of the virus continues, the pandemic is a reminder that human beings are on this planet to take care of each other, and business is a way to leverage this purpose.”At African Bank, we’ve worked hard at moving our CSI from simply a boardroom box-ticking exercise into company culture and conversations and the results are amazing,” said Dembetembe.
A team from the bank alongside African Bank group executive for human capital Lindiwe Miyambu visited Witkoppen Clinic to drop off the various items.The face shields were produced by Regent Business School using their 3D printers.”There is a concerning shortage of PPE at these clinics and hospitals, leaving doctors, nurses and other front-line workers dangerously ill-equipped to care for Covid-19 patients.
“There is such a dire need for programmes like this and a need for greater compassion and humanity. I am thankful we can assist in some small way,” he concluded.
