Sea Cow Lake – July 2019
Sea Cow Lake Fire Damage Sea Cow Lake, Kwa-Zulu Natal | Thursday 25th 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...
Fire Damage Walmer PE – June 2019
Fire damage in Walmer Walmer, Port Elizabeth | Monday 10th 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...
Fire Damage Masiphumelele – June 2019
Fire Damage Masiphumelele Sim Place, Effingham | Tuesday 4th 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...
Effingham Fire Response 2019 Press Release
Effingham Fire Response 2019 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...
Newsletter – 2019 2nd Quarter
2019 2nd Quarter Newsletter 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...
Fire damage Masiphumelele | 19th May 2019
Fire Damage Masiphumelele Sunday, 19 May 2019 A devastating fire tore through the Masiphumelele Settlement in the Western Cape on Sunday 19th May 2019. DOWNLOAD INCIDENT REPORT There were 51 households and more than 200 people that faced the trauma of losing all of...
Community Pulls Together Following KZN Floods | 24 May
Community Pulls Together Following KZN Floods Friday, 24 May 2019 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...
Malawi Flood Response – March 2019
Malawi Flood Response Malawi | Friday, 8 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...
Flood Damage Kwa-Mashu | 12th March 2019
Flood Damage Kwa-Mashu | 12 March Tuesday, 12 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. DOWNLOAD INCIDENT REPORT...
Flood Damage Embo | 12 March 2019
Flood Damage Embo Embo, Kwa-Zulu Natal | Tuesday, 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. DOWNLOAD INCIDENT REPORT A young mother, carrying her young baby boy,...
Malawi Response Misson
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...
Malawi Response Mission
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...
Storm Damage LadySmith – February 2019
Ladysmith Storm Damage Ladysmith, Kwa-Zulu Natal |Saturday 2nd 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...
Wupperthall – January 2019
Wupperthal Fire Disaster Wupperthal, Western Cape | Sunday, 30 December 2018 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...
Botha’s Hill – January 2019
Botha's Hill Fire Disaster Botha's Hill, Kwa-Zulu Natal | Monday, 21 january 2018 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...
2019 Trustees Report
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...
Lavender Hill, Muizenberg – January 2019
Lavender Hill, Muizenberg Fire Disaster Lavender Hill, Muizenberg | Wednesday, 2 January 2019 Communication was received from a local Church leader in the Overcome Community on 1st Jan 2019 alerting the team to the fire that had ravaged the community on New Year’s Eve...
Newsletter – 2019 1st Quarter
2019 1st Quarter Newsletter 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...
Muizenburg – December 2018
Muizenburg Fire Disaster Muizneburg, Western Cape | Wednesday, 12 December 2018 On the eve of 12th December 2018, a fire devastated the Military Heights informal settlement. Several dwellings were destroyed. News of the extent of the blaze was not widely communicated...
Alexandra – December 2018
Alexandra Fire Disaster Guateng Province | Thursday, 6 December 2018 On 6th December 2018, a fire incident was reported in the early hours of the morning in Alexandra Informal Settlement. Alexandra is located in Gauteng, off the London Road exit. CityHope’s General...
Greenwood Park – December 2018
GREENWOOD PARK FIRE DISASTER Greenwood Park, Durban North | Saturday 1st December, 2018 A 13-year-old disabled girl was burnt to death in a fire that destroyed more than 40 shacks at the Thandanani Informal settlement near Greenwood Park on Saturday 1st December 2018....
Hout Bay – October 2018
Hout Bay Fire Disaster Hout Bay, Western Cape | Friday, 19 October 2018 Two people died and two others were injured in a fire that spread through the shacks in the Hout Bay settlement in the early hours of Friday 19th October 2018. The fire began in Salamander Road in...
South Sudan – October 2018
South Sudan Famine Juba, South Sudan | October 2018 South Sudan currently faces a humanitarian disaster of unmitigated magnitude. A disaster that’s incomprehensible to those of us who take for granted necessities like food and shelter. CityHope Disaster Relief...
Denver Fires – May 2018
Denver Fire Disaster Denver, Johannesburg | May 2018 In May this year, an accidental fire began in the informal community of Denver, just outside the central CBD area of Johannesburg. Approximately 64 shacks were burnt to the ground, leaving over 121 families...
Edith Benson Children’s Home – March 2018
Edith Benson Children's Home - March 2018 Sherwood, Durban | March 2018 In March 2018, the famous Edith Benson Children’s Home in Sherwood, Durban caught fire causing major damage and destruction to a central part of the home. Gratefully, the children and those...Hello world!
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Dunoon Fire Disaster – March 2018
Dunoon Fire Disaster Dunoon, Western Cape | Tueday, 13 March 2018 On Tuesday 13th March, a fire incident was reported in Ususaza Road in Dunoon, Western Cape. Cityhope’s General Manager, Lori Reardon was notified on the 17th March 2018 and activated to undertake a...
2018 Trustees Report
2018 Trustees Report What an incredible year 2018 was for us once again, as we count it a privilege to be the hands and feet of our Lord, the heart and the provision of Jesus Christ, of relief aid to those need it so desperately! We are exceptionally pleased and proud...
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