THE FOOD BANK CONCEPT

The City of uMhlathuze aims to establish a Food Bank where it will address social relief, tailor made for the citizenry of uMhlathuze during this difficult period of the lockdown and beyond. The impact of COVID-19 will be severe and will leave behind many people jobless, hungry and desperate for any social relief and assistance for a longest time.

To ensure a well-coordinated, transparent programme, corrupt free, apolitical programme with no nepotism, the City of uMhlathuze will be the centre of all donations and distribution to beneficiaries through the Food Bank.

The COVID 19 pandemic has currently ravaged the livelihood of many households who have no idea where to get their next meal from as the lockdown imposed as means of curbing spread of the Virus by government has prohibited them from go out and search for means of living.

It is with that understanding that the establishment of the Food Bank is of significant importance and the call should be made to the business sector, the private sector, municipal service providers, social partners, NGOs and individuals to make donations towards this cause.

The donation is primarily for non-perishable foodstuffs that will be distributed to destitute families that have been affected by the lockdown to provide social relief.

The establishment of this Food Bank is to make a meaningful impact to the lives of destitute families, child headed households, the unemployed, the vulnerable and the elderly by the Municipality.