19 Aug The IDC Partners with ForAfrika to Deliver Relief Support After Western Cape Weather Crisis
At least 750 families, whose lives were turned upside down by the recent floods in the Western Cape, received much needed aid in the form of material for temporary shelter, blankets and food hampers for the past weeks as part of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)’s humanitarian response programme.
ForAfrika, the largest African humanitarian and development organisation in Africa has partnered with the IDC and National Youth Development (NYDA) Agency to deliver the parcels to the hardest-hit communities of Philippi, Khayelitsha, Strand, Lwandle, and Mfuleni.
“As a development finance institution with a mandate to contribute to social development, we have formed partnerships with various community-based organizations and NGOs who specialise in disaster management. Our aim is to help communities across the country that have been adversely affected by various disasters. Our partnership with ForAfrika is one that has been built over a period and goes a long a way in helping us reach communities in need,” stated Tshepo Ramodibe, Head of Corporate Affairs at IDC.
“Weeks after the storms, families are still struggling to piece their lives back together,” says Adel Terblanche, ForAfrika’s Community Development Officer in the Western Cape.
The hampers will assist approximately 3,000 people coming weeks.
“ForAfrika’s deep-rooted presence in these communities allowed us to respond timeously and effectively. The distribution of emergency relief was vital in addressing the urgent needs of those affected, ensuring they have the resources to start the recovery process,” said Terblanche.
“It has become apparent that these floods have been happening regularly over the past few years. We are building on our reserves to ensure we are able to respond quickly in times of emergency.”
ForAfrika’s response was made possible through the generosity of individual donors as well as the IDC and other key supporters.
Additionally, ForAfrika partnered with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) through their National Youth Service partner enlisted youth volunteers to provide essential assistance in packaging parcels, assisting the elderly and the distribution efforts.
The emergency intervention in the Western Cape reflects ForAfrika’s broader commitment to crisis response across South Africa. Earlier this year, the organisation played a crucial role in rehabilitating 15 boreholes in Hammanskraal after a cholera outbreak, benefiting over 12,000 people where the IDC also played a significant role in supporting this emergency intervention. ForAfrika has also provided
critical support to victims of the tornado in KwaZulu-Natal and the floods in the Eastern Cape, assisting hundreds of individuals in their recovery.
Daily, the organisation supports thousands of children in Early Childhood Development centres across the country with food, water and educational programmes.
About ForAfrika
ForAfrika is the largest African humanitarian and development organisation working for an Africa that thrives. Partnering intimately with our communities, ForAfrika brings resources and implements locally led programmes to empower 20-million Africans to be self-sustained and have a platform to thrive by 2032.
Founded in 1984, we work in eight African countries – Angola, CAR, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan and Uganda – and across six programme pillars of Emergency Response, Health, Food, Water, Education and Economic Empowerment.
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