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Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has explained its reason for supporting humanitarian aid organisation, Gift of the Givers, to reach remote locations in the country where they provide critical disaster relief, even as it restated its commitment to this worthy cause.
Making the explanation was the IMSAf Executive: Corporate and Public Affairs, Ms Mandlakazi Sigcawu, who said that Gift of the Givers was provided with D-MAX bakkies and Isuzu trucks to continue their lifesaving work across the country. She also stressed that supporting communities who are affected by natural disasters is a key pillar guiding IMSAf’s corporate social responsibility initiatives,.
“Our vehicles can access the most challenging terrain. We believe they will provide Gift of the Givers the necessary logistical support they require when responding to crises and natural disasters. Through our partnership, remote communities desperately affected by drought and other socio-economic conditions exacerbated by Covid-19 will be assisted,” said Ms Sigcawu.
Describing the value of the Isuzu partnership as inestimable, Gift of the Givers Director of Strategic Planning, Mr. Badr Kazi, said: “It adds to the existing capacity of our organisation in the most significant way,” adding, “The D-MAX bakkies allow our senior project managers to have reliable vehicles to affect positive change in rural areas of the country where few aid organisations go.”
Kazi stressed that “Rural parts of South Africa are often neglected and overlooked because of its inaccessibility,” saying ” The Isuzu fleet will allow us to supply remote communities with humanitarian aid, water and improved health facilities.”
The Isuzu trucks (an Isuzu FSR 800 Tanker truck and two FTR 850 trucks) are used for water relief efforts in the Eastern Cape. The trucks have been fitted with water tanks and operate in Makhanda (formerly known as Grahamstown), Salem, Alicedale, Seven Fountains, Adelaide, Bedford, Graaff-Reinet, Nieu Bethesda and Klipplaat.
In Makhanda, the local community, including 18 clinics and schools, remain reliant on the Isuzu water tankers for their daily water supply. The water is transported from boreholes, that were sunk by Gift of the Givers early in 2019 when taps started running dry due to a water crisis.
The three Isuzu trucks have transported 5.85 million litres of water over the past year alone.
