Wat doen VOLKSHULP 2000?

What does VOLKSHULP 2000 do?

Volkshulp 2000 is op 20 Julie 1991 gestig en is ‘n welsynsorganisasie wat liefdadigheidswerk sonder winsoogmerke verrig.

Bewusmaking van hulpbehoewendes onder volksgenote

Dit is deel van Volkshulp 2000 se beleid om belangegroepe oor ons handelinge toe te spreek. ‘n Aktiewe bemarkingsbeleid is gevolglik die afgelope jaar veral gehandhaaf. Enkele voorbeelde is die volgende: Daaglikse advertensies oor Radio Pretoria. Lugtyd (gesprekvoering oor aktuele onderwerpe) oor Radio Pretoria (driekeer per maand); advertensies in verskillende nuusblaaie; verspreiding van inligtingsbrosjures en pamflette en die nadering van verskillende kerklike gemeentes dwarsoor die land.

Bejaardes en spesiale skole

Verskillende organisasies wat betrokke is by die versorging van volksgenote, word finansieel en ook op ander maniere deur Volkshulp 2000 gehelp. Aanvullend tot hierdie organisasies help ons ook daadwerklik met die versorging van bejaardes in verskillende ouetehuise van byvoorbeeld die S.A.V.F., asook ‘n aantal spesiale skole en ander liefdadigheidsorganisasies.

Voeding en kleding van kinders

Skoolhoofde van gewone skole in veral minder gegoede gedeeltes kom haal gereeld kos en klere vir die kinders, asook die ouers. ‘n Groot hoeveelheid komberse is byvoorbeeld die afgelope winter onder vele minderbevoorregtes uitgedeel. Hierdie diens wat Volkshulp 2000 lewer, strek oor die lengte en breedte van die Republiek en word duisende kilometers deur die jaar afgelê om werklike gevalle in nood by te staan. Daar is tans 22 Volkshulpkomitees dwarsoor die land.

Bystand aan welsynsinstansies

Gedurende die afgelope jaar is, benewens individue, die volgende organisasies gehelp:

Reddingsdaad, Geluktoevlugsoord, Daleen Joubert Kinderhuis, Ruimte Dienssentrum, Magaretha Ackerman Ouetehuis, Silversig Ouetehuis, Meerhofskool vir Gestremdes, Willie Snyman Skool vir kinders met leerprobleme en nog vele meer.

Indiensplasing van volksgenote en opleiding

Die een been van Volkshulp 2000 konsentreer net op die indiensplasing van volksgenote. Ongelukkig is daar nie ‘n ooraanbod van werksgeleenthede nie, maar is daar reeds ‘n beweging te bespeur om blanke arbeid te benut, veral op plase. Volkshulp 2000 was ook betrokke met die voorsiening van motorwagte by verskillende groot winkelsentrums. Nog ‘n projek waar blanke arbeid doeltreffend benut word, is die ontwikkeling van Kleinfontein oos van Pretoria. Enkele van die ander belangrikste indiensstellingsprojekte, wat in ‘n proses is, is die Balmoral Haweloses en Kiboetsprojek; die Tonnelverbouingsprojek; die sogenaamde "Drie-voëls-met-een-klip-projek" en   verskeie klereverkoop-projekte.

Volkshulp 2000 was founded on July 20, 1991 and is a welfare organisation doing charity work without profiteering.

Making our people aware of the needs of many poor Afrikaners

It is part of our policy to address interest groups about our actions. An active marketing policy was therefore practiced during the past year. A few examples are: Daily advertisements on Radio Pretoria (the radio station most Boere-Afrikaners listen to), weekly talks in actuality programmes on Radio Pretoria, advertisements in several publications, the distribution of information pamphlets and visits to various church congregations. Going on Internet is our first tentative step in reaching out to others all over the world. People who may not have known that there are thousands of Afrikaners in dire straits.

The elderly and special schools

Many organisations involved in the caring for older people and children in special schools are being assisted financially and in other ways by Volkshulp 2000. We are also actively involved in the physical care of our senior citizens in various old age homes, and our children in special schools.

Feeding and clothing of children

In many areas schools make use of our food and clothing bank. Not just children are going hungry, often we have to save the parents as well. A large number of blankets were distributed this past winter, for instance. This service is provided by Volkshulp 2000 right across the country. We have established a network with representatives in most cities. In special cases of need, aid is sometimes sent from one end of the country to the other. There are currently 22 Volkshulp committees al over the country.

Assisting welfare institutions

Besides helping individuals, we also assisted these organisations during the past year:

Reddingsdaad, Geluktoevlugsoord, Daleen Joubert Home for Children, Ruimte Aid Centre, Magaretha Ackerman Old Age Home, Silversig Old Age Home, Meerhof School for the Disabled, Willie Snyman School for children with learning disabilities.

Training and finding job opportunities

This very important leg of Volkshulp 2000 concentrates on finding work for Afrikaners. This is no easy task and there are many more needing work than there are opportunities. Luckily we are detecting a move amongst our people to make use of white labour, especially on farms. Volkshulp 2000 also supplies white security guards for car parks. Another project where white labour is successfully being used is at the Kleinfontein volkstaat development. Other projects are: Balmoral Kibbuts project, the tunnel farming project, the so-called "Three-birds-with-one-stone-project and various projects for selling clothes and home-made products..