Who and what is AfriForum?

AfriForum is an Afrikaans civil rights organisation that protects the rights of minority groups at national as well as provincial level, and anyone who can identify with AfriForum’s principles and objectives may join the organisation. AfriForum’s community plan focuses on mobilising communities to thus take control of their own streets and neighbourhoods again. AfriForum ensures that your constitutional and civil rights are recognised and protected at national level.

Wie en wat is AfriForum?

AfriForum is ’n Afrikaanse burgerregteorganisasie wat die regte van minderheidsgroepe op sowel nasionale as provinsiale vlak beskerm, en enigiemand wat met AfriForum se beginsels en doelstellings kan identifiseer, mag by die organisasie aansluit. AfriForum se gemeenskapsplan fokus daarop om gemeenskappe te mobiliseer om só weer beheer terug te neem oor hul eie strate en woonbuurtes. AfriForum verseker dat jou grondwetlike én burgerregte op nasionale vlak erken en beskerm word.

Corona (Covid-19 ) | In the community | Media statements

AfriForum launches Western Cape immune system initiative in collaboration with Solidarity Helping Hand

Byafriforum 08/05/202003/11/2020

The civil rights organisation AfriForum on 7 May 2020 launched its Western Cape immune system initiative in collaboration with Solidarity Helping Hand in the Cape Town metropolitan and the Overstrand during which various old-age homes in the northern suburbs received nartjies. AfriForum has already launched this initiative in other provinces of South Africa as well.

“With this initiative we want to create awareness of the benefits that vitamin C gives your immune system. We decided to focus on the elderly, as they are the most vulnerable to contract COVID-19 and have difficulty recovering from the virus,” says Deon de Jager, AfriForum’s Head of Community Structures for the southern region.

In the metropolitan AfriForum visited old-age homes in Bellville, Durbanville and Kraaifontein and nartjies were also delivered to old-ages homes in the Overstrand. AfriForum plans to expand this initiative within their means to other suburbs in the metropolitan, as well as other towns in the province.

Dr Eugene Brink, AfriForum’s Manager of Health, says that this initiative will help to promote health and immunity in communities during a time that it is much needed. “We are now approaching winter and therefore want to help defenceless people keep their immune system strong. We have received similar donations of citrus in the northern parts of the country and appeal to other producers to also make donations.”

This initiative was made possible by generous donations received from the Langeberg district.

Become involved with this project today: Send an email to deon.dejager@afriforum.co.za.