HOT CARES: HOT Cares Chips in to Change the Lives of Pensioners in Germiston

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Hot Cares was contacted by Evelyn Herzfeld, who drew our attention to a group of 17 pensioners currently sharing an old army house in Germiston on the East Rand of Gauteng.
According to Evelyn, this group of pensioners shares a kitchen and there are bathrooms for ladies and gents, but they are constantly short of food, which, as you can imagine, is potentially incredibly detrimental to the health of these elderly citizens.
24 Jan 2022 English South Africa Non-Profit · Non-Profit

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