ST Henry's Marist College donated disposable nappies to the Denis Hurley Centre Refugee Pastoral Care as part of its outreach to help and support displaced families who were left homeless after the recent xenophobic attacks.
Raymond Perrier, Director of the Denis Hurley Centre, said the learners had focused on collecting disposable nappies because, as young people who might have younger brothers and sisters, they could imagine what difficulties a young family who had lost their home would face.
“We are hugely grateful to receive this useful and gracious gift from such community-spirited young people. We will ensure that all the nappies will be distributed to needy families,” said Perrier.
The recently completed Denis Hurley Centre is a purposed made new building alongside Emmanuel Cathedral in the city’s CBD close to the busiest road and rail transport hub in the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal. This multi-purpose community facility will promote extensive outreach and training for the homeless, unemployed and refugees and provide primary health care as well as community building programmes in one of the most diverse, challenging and impoverished neighbourhoods of downtown Durban.
The Denis Hurley Centre is a legacy project honouring Archbishop Denis Hurley OMI who was bishop and archbishop of this city from 1947 to 1992. He played a significant role in opposing apartheid and promoting the vision of a just society.
