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“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.”
– Nelson Mandela
TRUSTEES REPORTS
2024 Trustees Report
From floods and fires to droughts and storms, the past year has tested communities in unimaginable ways. But amid the devastation, we witnessed resilience, compassion, and unity. Our 2024–2025 Annual Report isn’t just a record of events—it's a tribute to people....
2023 Trustees Report
What an extraordinary year 2022/2023 has been for CityHope Disaster Relief! We consider it a true privilege to serve as the vessels of compassion and support, through the love and provision of Jesus Christ, in delivering much-needed relief aid to those in desperate need. We take immense pride in the accomplishments achieved during the 2022/2023 fiscal period and the significant international impact we made.
2022 Trustees Report
The 2021/2022 fiscal year was met with many unexpected challenges for people locally and for those beyond our borders. We are so grateful for the abundant blessings and provision of God as we continue to put Him and His ways first. This year we were able to impact...
2021 Trustees Report
The 2020/21 Fiscal period has seen CityHope Disaster Relief showered with the abundant blessings and provision of God as we continue to put Him and His ways first. During this 12-month period CityHope was able to increase our impact 8-fold as we positively impacted...
2020 Trustees Report
The 2019/20 Fiscal period has seen CityHope Disaster Relief showered with the abundant blessings and provision of God as we continue to put Him and His ways first. During that 12-month period, CityHope was able to positively impact approximately 13,747 individuals....
2019 Trustees Report
The 2018/19 Fiscal period has seen CityHope Disaster Relief grow in leaps and bounds. During that 12- month period CityHope was able to positively impact approximately 7, 242 individuals. In total, we responded to 17 disasters, 16 of them locally within South...
NEWSLETTERS
Newsletter – 2019 3rd Quarter
The third quarter of 2019 has seen CityHope dive into several new and unique initiatives. The introduction of the new Clothing Kit has made a significant difference to the impact of the relief that we distribute through various communities across South Africa. ...
Newsletter – 2019 2nd Quarter
The first half of 2019, CityHope Disaster Relief made a significant impact on the lives of 8,230 individuals across South Africa and Malawi. The Response Team has been working tirelessly into a vast number of communities that have been struck by disasters of all...
Newsletter – 2019 1st Quarter
We have started off 2019 by making a significant impact in the lives of approximately 4,148 individuals who have been left deserted following fires, storms and floods in their neighbourhood. Read more below to see how lives have been...
PRESS RELEASES
E-TV SCANDAL STARS GIVE BACK
CityHope Disaster Relief is a local Public Benefit organisation based in Hillcrest, impacting South Africa and the world. Cityhope responds to the immediate needs of people affected by disasters from natural or artificial causes (political or social unrest) by engaging and leveraging volunteers, partner organisations, and local church groups to help those in desperate need. Cityhope's reach extends beyond South African borders, with responses in Malawi, Zambia, Somalia, Greece and South Sudan, to name a few.
October 2019 Press Release
Over the last three months of 2019, Hillcrest based Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) CityHope Disaster Relief has impacted the lives of over 3,300 individuals across South Africa. Read more...
Effingham Fire Response 2019 Press Release
We responded into the Sim Place Informal settlement in Effingfam following the devastating fire that consumed 23 shacks in the area on Tuesday 4th June 2019. The organisation distributed food parcels, blankets and clothing to the families that had been displaced as...

















