Social media for social change: The Facebook post that fed an SA community
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BizNews has documented the efforts of South Africans who have responded to food needs in the country. One of the projects was driven by Kate Crossland, a British woman, who lived in South African for a number of years.
It was a Facebook post about broken promises of the government that people would have food and water during the lockdown, that spurred her into action. With the help of Crossland, Kelly Szabo - who used to work for a health non-governmental organisation - and her former housekeeper Lydia Mashapa, a local elder in the community of Allemansdrift B near Vaalbank, the community was not only fed, but now have a borehole and are planning a resource centre.
Crossland spoke to Biznews about how a post on Facebook and the generosity of people overseas with connections to South Africa not only in the United Kingdom, but as far as Australia, set the wheels in motion to help an impoverished community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It was a Facebook post about broken promises of the government that people would have food and water during the lockdown, that spurred her into action. With the help of Crossland, Kelly Szabo - who used to work for a health non-governmental organisation - and her former housekeeper Lydia Mashapa, a local elder in the community of Allemansdrift B near Vaalbank, the community was not only fed, but now have a borehole and are planning a resource centre.
Crossland spoke to Biznews about how a post on Facebook and the generosity of people overseas with connections to South Africa not only in the United Kingdom, but as far as Australia, set the wheels in motion to help an impoverished community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
