Donations office opens in CBD

SOLIDARITY Helping Hand has opened its first donations office in Amanzimtoti to assist the poor in the local community and also to serve as a convenient donations drop-off centre.

All donations received at the donations office are used to assist the poor in the community.

Food, clothing and furniture are always in demand. Superfluous donations are then sold at bargain prices in order to launch other upliftment projects in Amanzimtoti.

“We do our best to alleviate, prevent and break people’s poverty through various projects. Nearly 80% of our time and resources are allocated to the prevention of poverty, while the balance is used for alleviating poverty and breaking the cycle of poverty,” explained Mariette van Heerden, Helping Hand’s regional organiser in KZN.

Currently, Helping Hand has more than 36,000 supporters who make monthly contributions by way of a debit order. Helping Hand does not receive any government assistance and depends on contributions from the public to fund its projects.

Helping Hand is an association not for gain, established to seek solutions to poverty among Afrikaners. There are more than 150 branches and 18 donations offices countrywide. Helping Hand is grateful for every donation delivered at the office by members of the public.

Any donations in the form of clothing, kitchenware, non-perishable food and even furniture are welcome and may be delivered at shop 1 in Lagoon Centre in Amanzimtoti’s CBD. Contact Deon Prinsloo on 063-608-6239 for more information, or just drop in at the donations office.

 
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