Informal river bank dwellers receive food parcels
The Hennops Revival team reaches out to the needy people living along the riverbank in Centurion.
A local non-profit organisation have been working non-stop to provide meals to about 500 vulnerable people living along the Hennops River in Centurion.
Now, with winter approaching, they also want to collect blankets and so-called “dignity buckets”.
“The 10-litre bucket would consist of a face mask, toothpaste and a toothbrush, Vaseline, body cream, soap, clothing soap, menthol rub and Zam-Buk,” said Tarryn Johnston, founder of Hennops Revival.
“We support the right to dignity for all.”
Each bucket is valued at about R100.
“We also want to collect between 400 and 500 blankets,” she said.
The organisation has already handed over 82 buckets in Mushroom informal settlement last week.
“We do these buckets as the donations come in.”
Johnston and her team are already preparing the second round of drop-offs.
The next 80 or so buckets will be dropped off at Clubview and Airfields informal settlement this week.
It has been all work and no play for Johnston and her team.
They had also been working non-stop to feed the less fortunate and homeless persons living along the river bank.
Over the past weekend, Johnston and her team spoiled the informal settlers along the river bank with hundreds of hearty home-cooked meals.
On 22 May, another 350 meals were dropped off and distributed to the informal settlers in the area.
“Many thanks to the donors of the food and for the hours of preparation,” Johnston said.
Johnston said they have identified a gap where people were not being helped by the government.
“These are people who do not live in a homeless shelter or informal settlement,” Johnston explained.
“The only thing some of these people who live along the river back get is water, no food.”
Twice a week, a group of good Samaritans prepare home-cooked meals for the Hennops Revival organisation, which they then distribute to the community.
They also receive donations of food parcels that are packed and redistributed to those in need.
Johnston asked the community to help the Hennops Revival group with their blanket and dignity bucket drive.
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