As South Africa continues to battle the worst drought in quite a few decades in many of its nine provinces, ordinary South Africans are coming up with very innovative methods of bringing relief to those affected.
Two of these initiatives, Operation Hydrate and Project Hope Grass, put out a call to companies and to the public to help where they can and donate much-needed water that could be transported to the areas where there is no water. Homeowners were also called on to donate any cut grass for desperately needed animal feed.
The response to these campaigns has been phenomenal and is continuing; drop-off sites and collection points are being organised all over the country and the public are pitching up in droves to donate water and to help pack pallets for transport.
Project Hope Grass is also working extremely well and encouraging city dwellers to spare their cut grass and donate it to be used for fodder. Tens of trucks have been loaded and travelled out to the areas where farmers are in crisis and livestock are suffering and dying.
Business has also stepped up with Mango Airlines pledging over R500 000 towards the project and Shoprite has also donated thousands of litres of water. Various trucking companies, courier companies and logistics firms have also come to the party to transport water and feed free of charge. Proudly South African is also involved with the NGO Operation Hydrate Initiative SA.
Residents from Senekal in the Free State, which has been battling the worst drought in more than twenty years, actually resorted to drinking sewage water things got so desperate.
While there has been some rain in the various areas, the drought is by no means over, and it is up to everyone to save, reuse and recycle water wherever and how ever they can, and not only while there are water restrictions; it should become a way of life.
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