Umhlanga Rotary rebuild homes after heavy rains
The floods wrought havoc across the city over the Easter weekend when homes were washed away in Malvern and Amanzimtoti and Umlazi.
RELIEF efforts to assist those who lost their homes during the Durban floods continue as the Rotary Club of uMhlanga and Gift of the Givers band together to assist flood victims with building materials and essentials to set up new homes.
Barry Roberts who will be inducted into his third term as Rotary President on 25 June will be working alongside Rotary clubs across the country and abroad to assist those who lost their homes.
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“The Rotary Club of uMhlanga belongs to District 9370 which includes KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Free State and Eastern Cape and we are pooling money from all the clubs in our district and a few overseas to try and equip 80 homes once they are built. Together with Gift of the Givers, we have already distributed 100 mattress and 100 food packs and 100 blankets,” he said.
Roberts served his last term in 1993.
Gift of Givers manager, Mohammed Khatib said the building project would add to a range of upliftment projects.
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“Our response to the victims of the recent storm has been on multiple fronts. Hot meals, food parcels, blankets and hygiene packs are the common items. Additionally, mattresses, new clothing and shoes are distributed where needed. Assistance has reached Marianhill, Durban, Umzinto, Ugu district and even the Free State. In Mtwalume, five homes are being built. Another six are planned in Port Shepstone and 80 have been committed in Durban – but are still pending approval of the land,” he said.
Community members can donate funds toward the upliptment project via the Rotary Club of uMhlanga.
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