Fifty-eight specialised Israeli emergency medical kits were donated this past week by the Israeli embassy in collaboration with the South African Zionist Federation Cape Council (SAZFCC) to the Western Cape Association for Persons with Disabilities.
The embassy’s chargé d’affaires, Hila Rose Friedman, spoke about the Hebrew term tikkun olam (repairing the world), and how this value of helping those most in need is a cornerstone of the embassy’s mission.
“When the Cape Winelands District Municipality suggested we donate to the Association for Persons with Disabilities, it was as if all the pieces of this project suddenly fit together. Israel is a world leader in addressing projects that specifically focus on innovation that improves the lives of the physically disabled.”
The project was facilitated by Chaya Singer, the executive director of the SAZFCC, and Western Cape Agriculture Minister Dr Ivan Meyer, the executive mayor of the Cape Winelands District Municipality and federal chairperson of the Democratic Alliance.
Said Singer, “We thank Minister Ivan Meyer and the Cape Winelands District Municipality for facilitating this opportunity for the SAZF to contribute meaningfully. We look forward to further collaboration, and are confident that partnership between South Africa and Israel in business and technology will assist in addressing our triple challenges of poverty, unemployment, and inequality”.
