Where We Have Worked
“May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.”
– Peter Marshall, U.S. Senate Chaplain 1940
Somalia 2019
It was a seemingly ordinary Wednesday morning when I was asked to prepare an audio visual to highlight the plight of the people of Somalia and the 6 tons of aid being sent up by CityHope Disaster Relief. Somalis have faced drought, hunger and a relentless civil war...
South Sudan Mission
Our team visited an area on the outskirts of Juba, the capital city of South Sudan. The people receiving assistance were refugees from an outlying area called Wonduruba, where fighting had forced them to leave their farms, homes, livestock and even families. Read...
2019 KZN Floods
The floods that hit KZN in April this year brought with them an immeasurable amount of destruction and despair. There were seventy fatalities recorded and no less than 1,000 individuals displaced due to the relentless heavy rains that destroyed their homes and...
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....
Fire in Alexandra township, Gauteng – July 2020
On 2nd July a fire tore through Alexandra township in Gauteng, where 200 families watched their belongings go up in flames. Thankfully there were no injuries or fatalities from this disaster, but their homes were completely destroyed and all their belongings burnt...
Covid-19 Food Relief – 26th March – 30th June 2020
CityHope Disaster Relief partnered with the KZN Response team to bring hope to many during the Covid-19 lockdown period in South Africa. The KZN Disaster Response Team is a network of faith-based organisations involved in Disaster Management and Response work,...
Fire in Jeppestown, Johannesburg – February 2020
On the 24th of February 2020, we were notified by a teacher at one of our Pebbles nursery schools of a fire that had destroyed people's shacks near her house in Jeppestown. Although this plea for help had not come through the disaster management, we thought it...
Flash Floods Orlando, Soweto – February 2020
On the 10th of February 2020, we were notified of flash floods that had affected people's homes near the Orlando West Home Affairs. The water had reached around 60/70cm in height in people’s homes, destroying their appliances, furniture, belongings and so on. How...
Zambia Food Relief – January 2020
Zambia is experiencing its worst drought in a century. Adverse climatic conditions have left more than 2.3 million people in Zambia severely food insecure. That translates to 19% of the total population. Large parts of southern and western Zambia received their...
New Hanover Tornado – November 2019
The towns of New Hanover and Mpolweni in inland KZN were flattened in November 2019 when a highly destructive tornado tore through the towns, resulting in entire villages being destroyed and leaving hundreds of families without shelter. How we helped The towns of...
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...
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. ...
Xenophobia – September 2019
In September 2019 violent and unjust attacks against foreign nationals in Northern KZN resulted in hundreds of individuals being displaced How we helped In September 2019 violent and unjust attacks against foreign nationals in Northern KZN resulted in hundreds of...
Pinetown Traders Fire Damage – July 2019
Approximately 300 traders in Pinetown, KZN, lost their stock to a fire that spread from the railway line through their storage facilities on Thursday 25th July 2019OverviewThe local councilor overseeing that region drove through to the Robin Hood Foundation...
Sea Cow Lake – July 2019
On Thursday 25th July, the same day as the Pinetown Vendors fire, there was also a fire that ripped through the Sea Cow Lake Informal Settlement in the Durban region. How we helped CityHope received confirmed numbers from the local councilor and arranged for a...
Fire Damage Walmer PE – June 2019
On Monday 10th June a fire destroyed 25 homes in the Walmer Township in Port Elizabeth. CityHope reached out to Harvest Church, based in Port Elizabeth, and they were delighted to be able to assist us with responding to this incident. How we helped Hope Kits were...
Fire Damage Masiphumelele – June 2019
On Tuesday 4th June 2019 there was a fire that spread through the informal settlement at Sim Place in Effingham, KZN. This resulted in 25 shacks being destroyed.How we helped Catherine contacted the local Cllr, Ashok Maharaj, and they planned to meet on Thursday...
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...
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...
Fire damage Masiphumelele | 19th May 2019
A devastating fire tore through the Masiphumelele Settlement in the Western Cape on Sunday 19th May 2019. There were 51 households and more than 200 people that faced the trauma of losing all of their belongings to the flames and were left homeless as a result of...
Community Pulls Together Following KZN Floods | 24 May
CityHope Disaster Relief, a Public Benefit Organisation based in Hillcrest, KZN, has been overwhelmed with the response from the local community following the recent flooding that took place in Kwa-Zulu Natal last month. CityHope responds to natural and man-made...
Malawi Flood Response – March 2019
On Friday 8th March 2019 the Government of Malawi declared a State of Disaster in the country following relentless, heavy rains and flooding associated with Cyclone Idai, which later hit Mozambique on Thursday 14th March. The Cyclone resulted in major flooding...
Flood Damage Kwa-Mashu | 12th March 2019
On the 12th March 2019 heavy rains battered KZN. Heavy rain and flooding in parts of KwaMashu, Inanda, Verulam and Ntuzuma in KwaZulu-Natal left a number of homes flooded and damaged.Numerous families in informal settlements across KZN lost their homes to the heavy...
Flood Damage Embo | 12 March 2019
On the 12th March 2019 heavy rains battered KZN. As the rains continued to pour down, a family came knocking on CityHope’s door. A young mother, carrying her young baby boy, arrived with her mother and father to see if they could find support for the loss they had...
Malawi Response Misson
On Friday 8th March 2019 the Government of Malawi declared a State of Disaster in the country following relentless, heavy rains and flooding associated with Cyclone Idai, which later hit Mozambique on Thursday 14th March. The Cyclone resulted in major flooding...
Malawi Response Mission
On Friday 8th March 2019 the Government of Malawi declared a State of Disaster in the country following relentless, heavy rains and flooding associated with Cyclone Idai, which later hit Mozambique on Thursday 14th March. The Cyclone resulted in major flooding...
Storm Damage LadySmith – February 2019
Scores of families were left homeless and were evacuated to community halls following a devastating storm that wreaked havoc, displacing several families in Ladysmith on Saturday 2nd February 2019. Many houses were completely damaged while others had their roofs...
Wupperthall – January 2019
On the evening of 30th December 2018, residents of the rural town of Wupperthal were called to assist as a fire began to rage out of control as strong winds lifted lit coals and cast them onto adjacent dry vegetation. Disaster Management Assessment Although 53...
Botha’s Hill – January 2019
On 21st January 2019 there was a house fire that destroyed one family’s home in the Botha’s Hill area. CityHope Disaster Relief were notified via social media platforms and immediately made contact with the victims of the disaster. Within a few hours the team was...