Building collapse: Victims Assistance

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Families of the 62 victims of the George building collapse are deeply touched by the generosity and kindness of donors who responded to Minister Dean Macpherson’s public appeal for financial support.

Since the horrendous disaster of 6 May 2024, severely traumatised families are still struggling to access support from the Department of Employment & Labour and the Department of Social Development.

Rotary and Love George have been assisting survivors and families who are falling through the cracks.

Unlike other major disasters, the 28 survivors and families of the 34 deceased are still reeling from the shock and disbelief of the devastating collapse of the newly constructed five story apartment complex in a matter of seconds.

Minister Macpherson’s release of the Council for the Built Environment report exposed a litany of poor oversight and a severe dereliction of duty.

Families who were robbed of breadwinners, are now struggling to pay for rental, medical costs and living expenses.

In order to survive, many dependents are looking for employment as gardeners, cleaners or drivers.  If you are able to help, please WhatsApp 082 577 2452.

If you want to assist financially, please visit our payment page for details.
https://lovegardenroute.org/donate/

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Herman Pienaar
23 years ago Herman and his wife Carina, with their 2 daughters moved to George in the beautiful Garden Route region of South Africa. He has a passion for the people of the region and is involved in many humanitarian projects. He is co-owner of the popular Facebook group called Georgiete Staan Saam with a membership of 84 500. He is a connector and an activist for unity and works tirelessly to help all communities in George and the Garden Route to realise that the answer for the political, business and socio-economical problems of the area is to stand together, plan together and working together at a common sustainable goal of alleviating poverty.Herman is the CEO of the Love Garden Route NPC and is one of the founders of the Love George movement. He is the owner and founder of the GardenrouteNEWS platform (previously Lovegeorge NEWS) and the online radio stations RadioCSA. For 32 years Herman specializes in web development and web design and through his business also offer web-hosting, email-hosting and domain-hosting.As a Pastor he has presented over 40 men's and women's camps where the main focus is to assist and guide Christians in discovering who and whose they are, discovering their true calling and then activate them into their true Prophetic and Apostolic calling.