{"id":121429,"date":"2016-05-14T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/121429\/relief-for-drought-stricken-community\/"},"modified":"2016-05-13T15:16:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T13:16:39","slug":"relief-for-drought-stricken-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/14\/relief-for-drought-stricken-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Relief for drought-stricken community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many communities across the country are still in the grip of a drought.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the towns and communities hardest hit by the drought are still reliant on water donations.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>In an effort to stop animals and people alike from dying of dehydration and starvation, the Primrose branch of AfriForum, together with Primrose Residents Against Crime (PRAC), recently appealed to local schools to donate bottles of water to be sent to Senekal.<\/p>\n<p>Laerskool Die President and Laerskool Oosterkruin heeded the call and donated hundreds of litres of water to the project.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121431\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALAFRI_52854.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121431\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALAFRI_52854-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"Laerskool Die President students, Wico Swanepoel (provincial co-ordinator for AfriForum, left) Laerskool Die President representative Maria Gildenhuys (right) and Loma du Preez (chairman of PRAC) show off the water the school\u2019s students managed to collect for the Senekal community.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALAFRI_52854-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALAFRI_52854-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALAFRI_52854.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laerskool Die President students, Wico Swanepoel (provincial co-ordinator for AfriForum, left) Laerskool Die President representative Maria Gildenhuys (right) and Loma du Preez (chairman of PRAC) show off the water the school\u2019s students managed to collect for the Senekal community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wico Swanepoel, provincial co-ordinator for AfriForum, interacted with the children of each school, explaining how important their contribution is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to support the Senekal community as we have identified them as the community hardest hit by the drought at this stage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/121294\/a-wonderful-world-red-cross-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">A wonderful World Red Cross Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120345\/women-and-childrens-safety-put-first\/\" target=\"_blank\">Women and children\u2019s safety put first<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120326\/join-in-the-fun-of-an-epic-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\">Join in the fun of an epic adventure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120105\/supporting-the-victims-of-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\">Supporting the victims of crime<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120089\/young-man-an-example-for-his-peers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Young man an example for his peers<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='c2bc4e61a746e5a76548e4020c4d7f63'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfriForum and PRAC, with the help of local school children, have donated hundreds of litres of water to the people of 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