Food parcels alleviate hunger woes to Wentworth families
Through Celeste's efforts, her community recently received soap donations.
TWENTY households on Wolraad Road in Wentworth were the recipients of food parcels to alleviate their hunger burden during lockdown.
The parcels, handed over on Wednesday, 8 April, are part of an ongoing feeding programme for destitute families in the area.
The initiative is run by the Wentworth Renaissance Committee (WRC) in partnership with a local based NPO, Durban South Based Youth in Business founded by Celeste King.
The organisation, according to King, was started on the basis of uplifting the youth in the community and was only formalised in October last year.
“We had been running informally prior to formalising. We have employed 34 young people already in a learnership programme which they attend. There is another 35 who will be added to the group,” she said.
“I sat back and thought about my community, how we must upgrade ourselves as the youth because we can’t always be complaining and pointing fingers. Looking at my own background inspired me to get up and do something,” she said.
The youth leader said the food parcels were made possible by donations to the WRC, who, in turn, funds hampers to give to those really in need. King is also the ANC secretary of the youth league in her ward where she facilitates programmes and donations to various people.
Through her efforts, the community was also recently supplied with donations of soap from a Jacob’s-based panel beating business to help curb the spread of the virus.
Her aunt, Roslyn King, praised her for the selfless work King is doing for those who need it most.
“What she’s doing is showing other young girls to not sit back, but that they can do something with their lives. The youth see her as a role model and become motivated because they think to themselves, ‘If Celeste can do it, then so can we’. We thank her, but she must also learn that she must be a strong and firm young woman based on fairness,” said Roslyn.
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