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How you can help
Households in Brixton
1. Households in Brixton that need assistance 
Needs:
Food
Money (to buy food, electricity, toiletries etc.)

How to contribute: the best way is to donate money because it gives the beneficiary agency to buy exactly what they need, and it helps our community members working on the ground as we don't have to go out.
We are also happy to distribute food if you feel more comfortable donating this way.

If anyone in Brixton/Rossmore is not working/not getting paid and runs out of food, or times are just tough...please don’t go to sleep with an empty stomach. Don’t be afraid or embarrassed to send us a private message. We will be more than happy to share whatever we have, and we have volunteers who have offered to help, too. We will drop and go and pretend it never happened! Please contact Sophia 0832722117 or Ryan 0730216396 if you can help or if you need help.

We have been able to feed approximately 100 people across various households in Brixton during the lockdown. THANK YOU to those that have contributed.
Email us if you can contribute
Soup Kitchen in Brixton
2. The Roving Bantu Soup Kitchen
running on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from cnr Caroline and Esher
Currently this soup kitchen is feeding about 80 people at a time

Needs:
Yoghurt tubs with lids for individual meals
Help with making food and ingredients for the meals
Gloves (medical or washing up rubber gloves) and masks

How to contribute: please contact Ashley 0832353076
Soup Kitchen in Vrededorp
3. Soup Makers for Vrededorp and Jan Hofmeyer

Supporting the work of Yola Minnaar, who is doing amazing work helping many Vrededorp & Jan Hofmeyer residents in need daily:
  • 258 old age units (food parcels & meal deliveries)
  • 600-1000 individuals served at Yola’s premises
Other sponsors are also supporting her work but the Brixton/Auckland Park soups are proving to be a big help.

HOW IT WORKS
-Each day a (different) resident makes 1-2 big pots (whatever you can manage) of THICK soup (easier to transport, allows thinning by Yola’s team).
-Deliver your soup at 3 Rus St, Jan Hofmeyer at 12:00 for same day distribution.
-If you don't have a big pot but want to cook, we'll see who can lend you one. Please return pots within a day or two.
-If you’d like to cook but need help with ingredients, contact Soleil.
-Consider returning with the previous soup makers’ pots when you deliver your soup – a great way to meet your neighbours!

How to contribute: please contact Soleil 0790414466 if you can make one (or more!) biiiig pots of soup and deliver to Yola in Vrededorp

OTHER WAYS TO HELP
Donations of food, household essentials and toiletries are welcomed, contact Yola directly 0782024572

 
Thank you to this beautiful community for coming together and supporting each other. You are the BEST! :-)
Need a mask?
Where to buy handmade masks in Brixton:

Benitta (Barnes Road) 0835429802 (please call her, don't message)

Primrose (Barnes Road) 0846158023

Retha (Putney Road) 0725198544


Masks cost R30 each, on average.

 
 
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