Hello everyone

“Someone once said that whatever we possess becomes of double value when we share it with others.”

I would like to thank everyone for their goodwill and compassion in supporting our donation/fundraising drive for Simphiwe and his family thus far. Simphiwe and his family are overjoyed and truly grateful for all the donations. The family were facing an uncertain future before the kindness of others pulled them through and the generosity from everyone made an immediate difference in the lives of Simphiwe and his family.

The Shweni family pass their humble appreciation to all that have assisted thus far. His sisters are truly so grateful and have asked I convey their appreciation – Simphiwe hopes that your support be the same or even more, for whomever might find themselves in a similar situation one day.

Update on Simphiwe and his family:

They received assistance from the Ekurhuleni disaster management team soon after they lost their home to the fire and were supplied with some toiletries, nonperishable food and a bio heat stove (which uses pine gel fuel and not paraffin) which has allowed the family to at least cook. The family are completely overwhelmed with all the donations of clothing, food, furniture, linen, appliances, curtains and household items received.

To date the GoGetFunding link has received donations amounting to R 15 000.- from co-workers, people unknown to us and from kind hearted individuals remaining anonymous that read my plea to help this family rebuild their lives. Funds amounting to R 1 500 have been directly deposited to Simphiwe and with the help of colleagues selling pancakes we raised R 2 080. Some of these funds will be used to buy his 8 year old nephew a new school uniform, school shoes which were lost in the fire as well as stationery and books if need be.

The massive task and cost that still lies ahead is rebuilding the structure of the house, replacing windows, electrical wiring, electrical boxes, repainting etc.

The minimum amount to donate is only R 1.. Any donation, no matter how big or small shows our willingness to help others in need.

By donating via GoGetFunding we can assist the Shweni family with rebuilding the house to make it livable again.