Help Doctors Without Borders to keep going
THE Doctors Without Borders, Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF), fundraising department said they aimed to attract at least 360 donors in Limpopo during their current tour of South Africa.
LIMPOPO – THE Doctors Without Borders, Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF), fundraising department said they aimed to attract at least 360 donors in Limpopo during their current tour of South Africa.
The team visited Savannah Mall last week to raise funds and awareness about the organisation’s medical relief work all over the world.
Koketso Madupe, team leader, said they wanted to engage the public so that they could contribute towards supporting and helping to save lives while they were educated about MSF.
Madupe admitted that a lot of people did not know what their organisation did and they wanted to close that gap by providing information that would help the public make an informed decision when they gave money to charity.
“Doctors without borders consist of nurses and doctors who respond with medical assistance around Africa. They assist those who are affected by natural disasters, threatening diseases such as HIV/Aids, Ebola and also injured victims of war,” she said.
She said buying the necessary equipment and travelling to different parts of the word could be costly, which is why they are pleading with the public to help them continue their word.
“The money is used for buying medical necessities such as HIV and TB treatment, Ebola suits, bandages and nutritious children’s meals.”
Prince Moalafi, a fundraiser for MSF, said although he encountered language barriers when campaigning, he tried his best to pass the message.
“I meet different people and learn to relate to their cultures so that I can get the message across. It is not easy but we need each other to fight this battle,” he said.
He said the organisation also had projects such as mobile clinics where they offered medical help to disadvantaged communities.
“The mobile clinics offer HIV/Aids testing, anti-retroviral medicines, TB testing and treatment, family planning, social welfare for mothers and children and mentoring programmes for free so we definitely need all the help,” he said.
Moalafi said being a part of the team was more than just a job, because he helped bring change in the world; particularly for those who are most vulnerable.
He said he was passionate about what he did and hoped the tour would help them raise funds so that MSF could continue their services.
