Gift of the Givers Mobilising to Assist in Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine
- Gift of the Givers has mobilised to help with humanitarian efforts in Ukraine following the Russian invasion
- The organisation is the largest non-governmental disaster response organisation of African origin on the continent
- They have drawn up a two-part plan to help in Ukraine, first, they plan on offering humanitarian assistance and repatriating South African students
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The Gift of the Givers is a force of good in South Africa and has become the largest non-governmental disaster response organisation of African origin on the continent.
They have received a plea from the Ukrainian government and its neighbours to assist in humanitarian efforts related to the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The situation in Ukraine is very similar to that which took place in Syria and a decisive model of action has been drawn up according to Good Things Guy.
The Gift of the Givers will implement a two-part intervention strategy: to provide emergency medical and non-medical assistance to those being affected on the front lines and internally displaced civilians. The second part would be the repatriation of South African students.
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The Ukraine Association of South Africa has contacted The Gift of the Givers to coordinate efforts. They are raising funds from Ukrainians in South Africa to help with humanitarian efforts.
Pay it forward: Kind-hearted artist donates bread to feed Mzansi's hungry mouths
Earlier, Briefly News reported that an artist from Mpumalanga has given back to his community by donating bread to needy school children and Mzansi has praised his good deed.
Michael Mhlanga took to Twitter to share a photo of himself in front of loaves of bread and Saffas have reacted positively. His post has gone viral with many Saffas lauding his act of kindness.
He captioned the post:
“Man of the match.”
South Africans had a lot to say about the post with many reacted enthusiastically.
Dr Imtiaz Sooliman’s foundation spends over R3.8 billion helping people
In similar news, Gift of the Givers’ garden angel Dr Imtiaz Sooliman has been named Daily Maverick’s person of the year after his foundation spent over R3.8 billion helping people.
Running a tight ship, Sooliman prides himself on keeping his foundation clean with structure and him overseeing absolutely everything.
This year marks 29 years of the foundation, which translates to R3.8-billion in aid reaching people in need in 44 countries., reported Daily Maverick.
Source: Briefly News
