The Collen Mashawana Foundation along with the Nelson Mandela Foundation visited the Tshabalala family on 13 January in Mofolo, Soweto and are committed to building an accessible house for them.
The reason for the visit is cause Zodwa, 53, is a single mother who is currently not working and needs help to assist herself and her 27-year-old daughter Khanyisile who was born with a genetic disorder called Edward Syndrome Trisomy 18 (A condition that causes severe developmental delays due to an extra chromosome 18).
Zodwa lives off Khanyisile’s disability grant, and she is struggling. She does not have enough funds to hire a car to take her daughter to the clinic and sometimes to the hospital for her regular check-ups and she has to buy her adult diapers and they are a bit expensive for them.
The foundation had seen a video online where a plea to help the family was posted and therefore, they went to assess the situation.
They donated groceries to the family and met mum and daughter. The mother requested assistance with accessibly housing from the Collen Mashawana Foundation together with the Nelson Mandela Foundation as they are staying in a one room with no proper sanitation.
The chairman of the Collen Mashawana foundation committed on building the family a house, but the only issue is a stand. The foundation has also called upon help from social development as the family does not only need help with housing but with other social issues too.
“I believe it is a crime for us to stand by and observe poverty in as much as it is to observe any other crime against humanity. Poverty and inequality cripple progress and narrow the opportunity for success. By just being an observer, we promote what was previously done to limit access to basic human rights,” said Collen Mashawana.
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