Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina on Tuesday launched a food bank to provide relief to dozens of poor and food-insecure families in Gauteng during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Masina said the food bank, located at the Ekurhuleni Fresh Food Market in Springs, will be a single distribution point where relief donations in the City will be received, and then distributed through a ward-based system.
“This development means that as a city we are on our way to ensuring that we prioritize and escalate food provisions to all our most vulnerable groups across the region who in the main are poor and destitute at this difficult period characterized by COVID-19 pandemic,” said Masina.
“This facility will serve as the central distribution point for relief donations in the metro. A ward based system will be implemented for distribution, and additionally the primary beneficiaries will be identified through a rigorous and transparent select process.”
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