On the 31st of March, the Vodacom Blue Bulls take on the DHL Stormers at Loftus Versfeld, and with your help, Jacaranda FM are going to try and fill up the stadium in order to bring some relief to drought-stricken Cape Town.
Day Zero, the day when Cape Town’s taps will officially run dry, has been moved out once again to 9 July 2018 but this, however, is no cause for celebration, as it only buys the City of Cape Town another month to prepare for the real threat of no clean running water being available.
Dams around the city currently have collective water storage of only 24.4% and Cape Town residents are still urged to use less than 50 litres of water per person per day.
It is no myth that responsible water habits will have to become the norm, not only for Capetonians, but for all South Africans.
Jacaranda FM asked their listeners for suggestions on what we should all do and who we need to help. The listeners said sustainable, meaningful, and cost-effective assistance to vulnerable people, who do not have the means ‘to make a plan’.
The Jacaranda team also asked the Cape Town Water Crisis Committee how they can assist – and today they can reveal the plan.
Together with Jacaranda FM listeners, they want to fill up Loftus on 31 March, when the Vodacom Bulls take on the DHL Stormers, to raise funds to help 80 vulnerable Western Cape schools.
Help them fill-up Loftus to do our bit to push out or even prevent Day Zero from ever taking place.
According to the Western Cape Education Department, the only reason why schools would have to close due to the drought is if they cannot supply ablution facilities to learners: no toilets, no school.
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“Thank You, Durban” Delfi Family Shares Emotional Update 2 Weeks After Fire!Regardless of when or if Day Zero actually becomes a reality, the Western Cape Education Department is embarking on a process of taking all school ablution facilities off the municipal water grid by reticulation of grey-water. The Department is funding water container tanks at all 1500 affected schools – but they do not have the funds to drill boreholes or wells.
“We’ve identified 80 smaller, rural schools, with less than 300 learners, where wells will be sufficient to run the school’s ablution facilities with pumped water, rather than water from the municipal water system. Wells are not as deep as boreholes and therefore cost less to drill. We want to fund the drilling of wells, fitted with solar powered pumps, to ensure a cost effective ablution solution.”
Many of the listeners have already shared your support and have made it clear that you will be at Loftus at the end of March.
This is how you can help:
You can donate to the Good Morning Angels Fund, using the reference: ‘ProjectWaterDrop’.
Account Name: JACFM GMA
Bank: FNB
Account: 62411883590
Branch Code: 255005
Reference: ProjectWaterDrop
Please ensure the reference ‘ProjectWaterDrop’ is included when making your donation.
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