Birthday celebration and a soup kitchen for Blackburn Informal Settlement
Reddy said his wife Sorisha Naidoo is also involved in mobilising women to also join in on the upliftment of the vulnerable in Blackburn.
BLACKBURN Informal Settlement received a fully functional soup kitchen from Sibaya Community Trust on Friday.
The settlement, situated near Cornubia is home to approximately 8000 people, many of which are unemployed or are migrant workers looking for “piece” jobs.
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The Sibaya Community Trust invested R400 000 to build the custom-made kitchen at the ITHUBA Centre.
“It is indeed a blessing to save people from the discomfort of hunger. We have also committed to help with groceries until 30 June 2022,” said Vivian Reddy, the chairman of Sibaya Casino and Community Trust.
He also announced that the trust has approved funding of R750 000 to upgrade the ITHUBA Centre.
The centre will be utilised for social, recreational and entrepreneurial programmes that will be introduced.
The children at Blackburn were treated to cake, school bags, stationery, lunch boxes, juice bottles and other edible treats as part of Reddy’s birthday celebrations.
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