AfriForum’s Bethal branch was hard at work this past month to improve the town’s condition. Hundreds of bags of tar were used to do repairs to streets and thousands of seedlings were planted in a local vegetable garden.
The branch used more than 700 bags of tar to repair streets with the help of residents. Some of the streets that were repaired included Vermooten, Buffel, Blesbok and Gemsbok Street. The project also formed part of AfriForum’s pothole challenge in which all AfriForum branches were challenged to repair as many streets as possible during the month of May.
The community also faced water supply challenges during the past month, which were alleviated by the AfriForum’s branch through the water point at the AC Church.
The branch also planted more than 2 000 plants as part of its vegetable garden project. The project will expand as the season progresses.
Maize for ninety families were supplied to the Sopkombuis by the branch, which goes a long way to ease this organisation’s plight.
“Our community’s future lies in sustainable solutions such as these. Our focus is on improving problem areas in the town, but also on continuously doing it month after month,” says Hennie Bekker, AfriForum’s Disctrict Coordinator for the Lowveld.
The branch encourages the community to get involved at the branch and to become part of a sustainable future. SMS your name to 45340 (R1) and join AfriForum.