Temba police, CPF join hands to feed the needy
It might be small to others but to us its everything, we have nothing to start with."
Temba police, accompanied by the local CPF and Unica Factory, continued their social relief programme to distribute 100 food parcels to the poor in the area.
This programme has been running every month since the lockdown started.
The food parcels were donated to the elderly, disabled people and needy families.
The initiative has benefited 500 people since its inception five months ago.
Sergent Herman Moremi said the areas visited included Eersterus F3, Mashimong, Dan house, Maubane and Sekampaneng.
Moremi said residents appreciate what they doing and the interaction between them and residents improved a lot since the programme began.
“They now have confidence and trust in us as we try to prevent crime.”
Moremi said the donation of these food parcels went a long way towards helping fight hunger as most of their recipients were elderly who supported their grandchildren.
“Most residents have conflicts in their homes because some are depending on child support grants and it’s difficult to support everyone with that small amount of money. Most cases of domestic violence are either fighting about food or money. If there is no one working in the house, there is no happiness.
“Some of them stay alone in the house as pensioners and become victims of crimes such as house robberies and theft. There is no one to send to the store or accompany them to receive pension money. There is also a possibility of them being robbed along the way so getting these grocery donations help them a lot.”
A beneficiary from Eersterus, Rosina Chauke, said it feels nice that there are people who still think about them.
“This will help a lot with the children and this will also help me to have something to eat before I can take my medication.”
“It might be small to others but to us it’s everything, we have nothing to start with. No one is employed in most of the families. Most of them only rely on grants. Sometimes the food gets finished during the month and it makes it so difficult, so when we receive food donations, it really makes a difference. I want to thank them and wish God continues blessing them,” said one of the beneficiaries.
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