Street-smart SA usually raises R1m a year to feed street children. This year the organisation expects to raise only half as much.
With the hospitality industry at a standstill, StreetSmart says it might no longer be able to support some of the organisations it funds to help children who live on the streets.
Charities funded via the hospitality industry are an overlooked casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic, says StreetSmart, which was founded in 2005. With the industry at a standstill, StreetSmart says it might not be able to support some of the organisations it funds to help children who live on the streets.
“So the initiative was going great but unfortunately because of the closure of restaurants, things dried up completely ... The needs of the beneficiaries have not got any less, on the contrary, they have got a lot more, so it is very concerning to us.”
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