NGO thanks SA for drought assistance
Disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers has thanked South Africans for assisting those affected by the drought.
|||Cape Town – Disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers on Tuesday thanked South Africans for assisting those affected by the drought.
“Thank you South Africa for helping us in trying to help the drought-stricken,” said founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman.
This, on the back of the delivery of 400 50 kilogramme bags of animal feed to 21 farmers in Brandfort in the Free State.
Sooliman said that project manager Emily Thomas was left emotional and speechless after witnessing the dire situation of the farmers.
According to Sooliman, the “land mourns for fields that are ruined, the ground is dry, and the mealie and sun flower plants that were supposed to be at shoulder height during this time of year lie flat and dead”.
“The financial burden is heavy to bear as grazing fields are barren and farmers are forced to sell their breeding cattle,” he added.
Gift of the Givers have also been distributing animal feed and water to other affected areas across the country.
Included in these missions was the distribution of 100 five litre bottles of water in Limpopo donated by the International American School, 600 five litre bottles of water from Shukrul Mubeen Mosque to 600 families in the Western Cape’s Illingulethu community, 52 000 litres of water in Nongoma in KwaZulu-Natal, and the installation of a borehole in Qwa Qwa in the Eastern Cape.
African News Agency
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