#DurbanFloods: Several ways you can help
Contribute to flood relief efforts by adding R5 or more to your grocery bill at till points or drop off your donations at eThekwini Municipality's Disaster Management Centre or at any Sizakala Regional Centre. Alternatively, you can log onto your Uber app and arrange for your donations to be collected from you.
ETHEKWINI Municipality has called on all residents to help the hundreds of residents left desolate after the recent floods that claimed close to 100 lives in KwaZulu-Natal. In a statement this week, the city said it is asking for assistance in the form of non-perishable food items and warm clothing.
“Those able to offer assistance are asked to please drop off the items at the Disaster Management Centre on 3 Jeff Taylor Crescent, Durban and at all eThekwini Municipality’s Sizakala Regional Centres,” said eThekwini Municipality’s acting head of communication, Mandla Nsele.Â
For more details on how to donate to the city’s efforts, contact disaster management officials, Zamani Mtshali on 061 495 2066, or Yvonne Badenhorst on 067 278 7020. “For emergencies and flooding, residents are urged to contact the Disaster Management Centre on 031 361 0000 or their local ward councillor,” said Nsele.
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Meanwhile, grocery stores have expressed their willingness to help those who have been left devastated after the floods, which KZN and the Eastern Cape suffered in the past week, by asking shoppers to contribute to flood relief efforts by adding R5 or more to their grocery bill at till points.
In the case of one leading supermarket group, donations will go into the Act for Change Fund, established by the company as a response to calls by customers to support communities in distress. All proceeds will be donated to Gift of the Givers to support the organisation’s extensive relief efforts in the flooded regions. Customers can also make donations of groceries at collection points in all Shoprite and Checkers stores in KZN.
To also assist those affected by the heavy rainfall, Uber has introduced uberCOMMUNITY, an initiative that will include collecting, packaging and distributing donated goods free of charge.
How to help:
Open the App on Friday, 26 April 2019, between noon and 3pm and click on the UberCOMMUNITY banner on your screen. Set your location as per usual and request your UberCOMMUNITY vehicle (no need to enter a destination). When the driver arrives – meet him or her at your pick up point with your donations. The driver will then deliver them directly to #CountryDuty depots across Durban. Items received will be sorted, packaged and distributed to those in need. There will be no costs involved
Uber encourages all locals to donate items such as general toiletries, clothing, baby products, sanitary pads and non-perishable food items.
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