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 supporT neTworks during covid-19
We work with Sakhe Family Care, an NPO which equips families with effective tools and parenting skills that enable them to be better role models to their children. Sakhe staff members assisted us to distribute food. The church ministers lent us their cars and bakkies to drive around, and the police helped us transport food parcels from house to house. Our board members also helped with transporting food, and when they had time, they assisted us in the office.
SCAT assisted us with funding, a laptop, cellphones, a modem, and data. Local supermarkets also supported us with bread for our soup kitchen, and we distributed the Woodlands Dairy milk products to the elderly and mothers with young children.
lessons from working during The covid-19 pandemic
Sometimes we take life for granted. This pandemic taught me that I must make a difference while I can. I learnt that we have to work on stability plans for our organisation. We developed a better level of trust between staff and our management board. COVID-19 meant we needed their support and trust to act quickly to help the community. Before, the board wanted to be hands-on with all decisions related to money, which would delay our work. Now, when they approve our spending, they know we will give them a report on how we spent the money and the work we achieved. The board also gave staff a commitment that we could make our own decisions, without them needing to be at the office.
“During the first wave of the pandemic, we worked closely with gay and lesbian people, because they are not accepted by the community and are often attacked and beaten when going out to taverns over the weekendy.”
Training workshops
R 5693
Grant given for data and connectivity
R 5700
Village, Humansdorp, Eastern Cape
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