A common purpose to give to the vulnerable

A charity organisation based in Craighall Park has an impact on places beyond its community.

In as much as it is a ‘one person show’, Charity Fusion brings together many people from different backgrounds for one common purpose which is to help the vulnerable. Founder of Charity Fusion, Teresa Richards shared more about the five-year-old organisation created out of a passion to help people and organisations grow in the non-profit sphere.

“Although I studied as a geologist, I was always cognisant of the world around me and my desire to help as many as I could. However, Saint Mother Teresa, who is my inspiration and whom I had the unbelievable pleasure to meet, once said, “If you can’t feed 100 people, then feed just one.” So, I focused on helping children’s organisations with fundraising.

“Charity Fusion’s main objective is to bring together non-profits and businesses in a win-win situation. Businesses can maximise their return on investment and non-profits can focus on helping their beneficiaries in the communities they operate in,” Richards explained.

She added that Charity Fusion focused on three organisations which all provided vulnerable children an opportunity to be cared for in a loving environment, through either providing a place of safety or providing good quality education.

Thanks to a huge team of volunteers who give of their time, money and expertise, a huge network of charities and a collaboration group of non-profits and like-minded people, these generous contributors share their resources and expertise and help one another where they can.

“However, as the pandemic brought our economy to a screeching halt and untold hardship, we realised that the most vulnerable were also around the same children we were assisting. Their families’ livelihood and source of income was uprooted by the pandemic.”

She said through very generous donors, they have provided thousands of hot meals, distributed more than 500 blankets, sent food vouchers to families, assisted families in dire need to get their rent paid or risk eviction and provided grocery hampers to many communities.

Charity Fusion’s latest Homeless People Project started as a drive to provide some warmth during the cold winter months for those that call their streets and parks their home. “We currently feed over 200 people a week and identified their need for clothes, shoes and blankets. The community can either help by donating blankets or making cash donations to purchase the blankets.”

Details: Follow Charity Fusion on Facebook or on Instagram @charityfusion for more information on their initiatives.

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