CommUnity Project calls for help in Amanzimtoti
We encourage the Amanzimtoti community to get involved in whichever way suits them best.
The CommUnity Project calls on Toti residents to get involved to grow the organisation even bigger this year. The project is an annual community-driven initiative that begins on Mandela Day (18 July) and runs for 30 days, with an emphasis on sustainable charity.
“Obviously, the needs faced in our community are ongoing and often quite overwhelming. Our aim is to take the complexity out of charitable service, by identifying and categorising the needs of the community into individual, manageable drives that we, the community of Amanzimtoti, can run with,” said the project’s Zayne Botha.
“The primary areas of focus for the past five years has been local non-profit and non-government organisations, such as Seed of Hope, The Elder’s Voice and Amanzimtoti Cares, for example, who all do amazing work in the community, but unfortunately operate with little to no regular funding. As the CommUnity Project, its our aim to rally the community to draw alongside these organisations and offer hands on assistance, be it through donating time, skills or finances.”
Last year the project’s incredible team, with support from Seabreeze Ebuild and Dafco Paints, went above and beyond in renovating and transforming two unused rooms at Seed of Hope into beautiful new counselling rooms.
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Another small team, with the support of Illovo Nursery, repaired and replanted a vegetable tunnel at one of The Elder’s Voice homes.
A different team repainted four classrooms and installed new ceiling fans, sponsored by Classic Fans and Blinds as well as the agents at RE-MAX Toti, in 12 classrooms at the Durban School for the Hearing Impaired.
“These were some of the bigger projects that were undertaken, but there were many other initiatives and projects that the community generously supported. We thank everyone who played a role in 2019, including local businesses who were so supportive of our efforts.
It is our hope to go even bigger and better in 2020, and we would like to encourage the Amanzimtoti community to get involved in whichever way suits them best. Through assisting those in need, it’s unity in community that is our ultimate goal,” said Zayne.
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