16 September - Human Rights

We were joined on the line by Charlotte Powell - from the City of Cape Towns Disaster Risk management. This year we have experienced quite a long winter season. And with it comes heavy rains and in recent months, even flooding. The city’s disaster risk management team has been on high alert to assist where flooding has taken place. So you can imagine how busy the department has been. We discussed the recent flooding that the city attended to. To report emergencies, contact the department on (021) 597 5000 or 0860 103 054 to report emergencies.

Sarita Sirmongpong - from the Christine Revell Children’s home was also here today. This Athlone based home is a sanctuary for abandoned, neglected and orphaned children. The centre strives to help young children in need, regardless of their race or gender and works towards a successful re-intergration into a family and the community. We spoke about the home and what they do at Christine Revell. If you would like to find out more about Christine Revell Children’s home, you can call the home on (021) 697 1748, alternatively, you can type “Christine Revell Children’s home” into your search-engine and you will find linked sites.

We were also joined by Brian Amery and Peter Meankin - from the South African Constitutional Property Rights Foundation. This Cape Town based organisation aims to benefit the public by making land affordable for everyone through challenging all the South African tax and land tenure laws that contradict the Bill of Rights. We spoke about the organisation and the court action they planning to take against the South African government. If you would like to find out more about the South African Constitutional Property Rights Foundation, you can contact them on (021) 683 4349 or visit their website on www.sacprif.org

Our last interview was with Adam Kane-Smith, A trustee at the Just Do It foundation. Adam is the co-ordinator for most of the important events arranged by JDI. The foundationacts as a catalyst that enables and inspires members to make a difference in people's lives in South Africa, by offering their time, skills and energy. We spoke about the Just Do It foundation in general as welll as the “Do it day” event which is scheduled for the end of this week. If you would like to find out more about JDI or the events run by them, you can visit their website www.jdi.org.za or contact their offices on (021) 794 2705. If you'd like to get involved with Do It Day on Friday, visit www.doitday.co.za to register.

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