Mandela8 is delighted to announce that our crowdfunder with Spacehive to provide emergency food and hygiene parcels to the most vulnerable and elderly in our local communities has been successful.
We began co-ordination of the project with Granby Toxteth Development Trust to ensure volunteers can deliver parcels to those in desperate need for support during the ongoing pandemic, particularly families and individuals from refugee and migrant communities.
Our partners at Torus Foundation helped get the crowdfunder over the line with a fantastically generous donation in the final week of fundraising.
Chair of Mandela8, Sonia Bassey said “The deliveries themselves will be at no cost to the project as it is a time of need and we want all resources to go into the food and hygiene parcels”
As well as the food and hygiene packs, creative art packs will also be provided to young people in families that are supported.
Mandela8 is also in preliminary discussions about the set up of a ‘Food Pantry’, offering a long-term solution to the most vulnerable in our communities. Watch this space for more information.
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The Liverpool charity behind the new Nelson Mandela memorial in Princes Park have launched a crowdfunder to provide emergency food and hygiene parcels to the most vulnerable and elderly in our communities.
Mandela8 have begun co-ordination of the project with Granby Toxteth Development Trust to ensure volunteers will be delivering parcels to those in desperate need for support during the ongoing pandemic, particularly families and individuals from refugee and migrant communities.
Chair of Mandela8, Sonia Bassey said “We’ve had a great response to the project so far but we need the support of the people of Liverpool to make sure we reach as many people as possible.
The deliveries themselves will be at no cost to the project as it is a time of need and we want all resources to go into the food and hygiene parcels”
As well as the food and hygiene packs, creative art packs will also be provided to young people in families that are supported.
The charity aims to deliver an initial 1,000 packs to those aged over 70 and with underlying health problems with another 3,600 people being identified as vulnerable and needing support.
“The Council are busy organising services to make sure the vulnerable are catered for but they can’t do this alone and need community and voluntary sector support”, continued Sonia.
An estimated 55,000 Liverpool families have been hit by a wave of government cutbacks to benefits and local services in recent years and child poverty has continued to rise since 2015.
The funds raised by Mandela8 would ensure pressure is lifted from staff already stretched in local authority services, build morale and add valuable resources to support our most vulnerable during isolation.
Anyone wanting to donate to the crowdfunder can do so via the project’s page on Spacehive here: https://www.spacehive.com/covid-19-community-support
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Following recent advice and direction by Government regarding Covid-19 that large gatherings should not take place and recent school, university and public venue closures, we have taken the decision to postpone Mandela Week and the Mandela family visit.
In agreement with Dr Maki and Tukwini Mandela and our partners and sponsors we will be organizing the visit to take place during July 2021, government guidelines permitting.
All our efforts at this time should be directed at our vulnerable and elderly in society and our health and emergency services.
Our programme for the visit included all schools across the Liverpool City Region, a range of public events across Cheshire and Merseyside and two major celebration events so understandably these cannot take place at this time.
Dr Maki and Tukwini Mandela said: “We are sorry we cannot be with you in July this year. It is important that we take all our Governments advice seriously and stay safe. We look forward to being with you all next year in Liverpool and you have a heartfelt and sincerest best wishes for you and your families during this difficult time”.
Your health and wellbeing remain our greatest priority and Mandela8 are currently revising a range of activities we are committed to so that people can still take part via social media or digital solutions. These include our Roots and Wings Young Leaders Programme and our National Heritage Lottery Fund Memorial and Legacy Programme.
We would like to thank you, our sponsors and funders for your ongoing support and want you to stay safe and look out for each other.
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