Willowton And Gift Of The Givers Unite To Fight Covid- 19 Pandemic In South Africa Pictured at the handover from left is Ismat Mahomed, CSR Manager from Willowton Group and right is Dr Imtiaz Sooliman from The Gift of the Givers. 3 months ago 2 min read
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Willowton Group, a leader within South Africa’s FMCG sector and Africa’s leading edible oil processor, yesterday presented international charity organisation, Gift of the Givers, with a R1.5-million donation to assist in the fight against the second wave of Covid-19 in South Africa.
Speaking at the presentation today at the Pietermaritzburg head office of the Gift of the Givers, Willowton Group CSR manager, Ismat Mahomed, explained that the donation would be used to purchase urgently needed HFNO machines.
The Willowton Group recently donated R1,250,000 to Gift of the Givers to assist in the provision of 5,000 PPE packs and 1,000 theatre scrub sets in support of frontline healthcare workers and volunteers fighting Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape.
Handover at the Gift of the Givers Pietermaritzburg depot in Mkondeni. L-R: Corene Conradie, Ali Sablay and Dr Imtiaz Sooliman from Gift of the Givers with Shoaib Moosa and Ishfaaq Moosa of Willowton Group.
“It is well known that the Eastern Cape and the Garden Route are the epicentre of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa. The donation is intended to help protect the many frontline volunteers who risk their lives on a daily basis to help those who are battling this infection,” said Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, founder and CEO of Gift of the Givers, speaking at the handover in Pietermaritzburg.
The Willowton Group has donated more than 1.2 million Rand to provide 5,000 PPE packs and 1,000 theatre scrub sets to NGO Gift of the Givers, to assist in the fight against COVID-19 in the Eastern Cape.
The Eastern Cape metro was declared a hot spot when the infection rate flared up two months ago.
The Eastern Cape government says the average daily infection rate has shown a strong decrease since the beginning of December.
Speaking at the handover in Pietermaritzburg, Gift of the Givers CEO Dr Imtiaz Sooliman has welcomed the assistance by the Willowton Group
“It is well known that the Eastern Cape and the Garden Route are the epicentre of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa. The donation is intended to help protect the many front line volunteers who risk their lives on a daily basis to help those who are battling this infection.”
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