100 families receive food parcels in Mamelodi
The project is aimed at helping residents cope until month-end following the effects of Covid-19 and the national lockdown.
Hundreds of families in Mamelodi received food to help them cope during the tough times ahead.
Food parcels were donated by the Siyathemba Nokeng community centre with the help of Mamelodi Treatment Action Campaign and the Why Me? organisation.
The parcels included tin food, maize meal, rice, cooking flour, sugar, tea, milk, beans, peanut butter, dish washer soap, samp, toilet paper, bath soaps and much more.
The food was donated to four regions in Tshwane region 3, 5, 6 and 7.
The project is aimed at helping residents cope until month-end following the effects of Covid-19 and the national lockdown.
Siyathemba Nokeng community centre is a non-profit organisation from Rayton that was formed in 2007.
A member of the centre, Dianne Noyile, said it focused on taking care of the needy community and people affected by HIV/Aids.
Noyile said the food they were donating for Mamelodi residents was to help poor community members to have something to eat during the lockdown.
“Lots of people have been coming in and out of our home asking for assistance. We decided to appeal for donations to assist needy families. We want to continue and assist other families to give hope to people,” she said.
Noyile further said many people have lost their jobs and are unable to take care of their families or struggling to put food on the table.
“The food parcels have almost everything inside and have made a real difference in the lives of the families and it brought huge smiles to their faces,” she said.
One of the beneficiaries, Essau Maobane (47), from Mamelodi East said the generous donations came at the right time.
He said although it was only the middle of the month, he was already struggling to get food.
Maobane further said since he was staying alone, he was going to share the food hamper with his family in Nellmapius.
Rinah Semadi from Why Me? organisation said the food hampers will also help families that have people living with HIV/AIDS to eat healthily.
She said she was excited because stats revealed that many people have defaulted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The food will give them the strength to go collect their medication,” said Semadi.
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