By Sabelo Kumalo | HTS Staff
At 76, gogo (grandmother) Chazekile has only her daughter to take care of her. But her daughter is not working and stays at her marital home though her husband passed away some years back. So, her daughter is in no place to help her either. She did receive help in the past as a home was built for her by an MP (Member of Parliament) and she receives the old age social grant from government. But the grant has been delayed for three months and was barely enough to survive on when it did come.
Gogo takes care of a neighbor’s little child who is epileptic in exchange for small amounts of food.
Kudvumisa was able to step in in to help her with basic food stuffs to help her tide over until the government social grant is actually paid. Donors make it possible for our medical outreach staff to identify those most vulnerable and needing emergency nutritional help. Basic nutrition helps the vulnerable fend of disease and infections.
Gogo Chazekile shares what she has with the even more vulnerable. We’re thankful we can step in and help her in these precarious times where the Corona virus has made a desperate situation even worse.
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