Woman’s heart of gold shines in Durban North donation

THE Robin Hood Foundation (RHF) was touched when a special donation arrived at their Durban North collection point at the Broadway Pharmacy on Swapo Road last week.

RHF co-ordinator, Natalie Ogden said Quarry Heights resident, Nonkulunga Guma, embodied the spirit of giving, as she donated what little she could toward the ‘Share Your Treasure’ project, which challenges the community to collect 406 items to donate to those in need.

“Someone like Mrs Guma, who could be one of our beneficiaries is saying, ‘I am also going to be a part of the change and give.’ It’s just beautiful to see. She contacted us and she said she doesn’t have much, and won’t be able to collect all 406 items, but she still wanted to give what she could. I want to encourage people that you don’t need to be rich to donate. I think a lot of people think poverty is about materialistic wealth, but sometimes, it’s a mindset,” said Ogden.

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RHF founder, Cindy Norcott started the ‘Share Your Treasure’ challenge this year, when she invited the community to collect unused items in a box at home.

“People can start this challenge and on,1 February put in one item on the first day, then on 2 February put in two items and go up by one extra item per day for the entire month. It sounds easy until you get to 28 February where you need to find 28 items,” said Norcott. Guma said she donated items of her clothing as well as some of her children’s clothes.

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“What I don’t use, someone else can use. I have struggled a lot, I have been through a lot, and I thought, my treasure can be someone else’s treasure. There’s no need to burn or throw away what I don’t use, it’s better to give it to someone else,” she said.

She is the bread winner in her family, caring for her late sister’s children as well as her own.

“We are ten people at home and it’s a small house. Some of the family members don’t work and some are studying. We struggle, but we make ends meet,” she said. “I grew up without a mother. I also relied on getting some thing from other people,” she added.

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