Freedom Square residents receives food parcels
The parcels were handed over to community members on Monday last week.
In an effort to improve service delivery, the Gauteng Department of Social Development and Turkish Business Organisation joined by the Gift of Hope, visited residents of Freedom Square Informal Settlement in Tembisa to hand over food parcels.
The parcels were handed over to community members on Monday last week.
Speaking to the community, the Gauteng Social Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza said, “Social development cannot do this alone and that is why we are working together with Gift of Hope to assist to combat poverty.”
MEC Mayathula-Khoza committed the Relief-in-Distress programme to include gardening and skills development for the youth to start businesses.
A beneficiary Lindiwe Matukane said, “I am very grateful to social development since I am unemployed and stay with my five unemployed children. At times we sleep hungry but these kind people came to our rescue.”
