Operation Bobbi Bear in desperate need of financial lifeline
A Durban-based child rights organisation says it's struggling to keep it's doors open and is asking government to step in and help.
Operation Bobbi Bear, which looks after abused children, says public donations have dried up since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
Director Eureka Olivier says they have learnt that some companies, that had been making regular donations to the organisation, have closed down due to the financial knock brought on by the coronavirus restrictions.
She says, adding to that, the number of rape cases has gone up.
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"Our funding is at an absolute nill. We need to pay for the lights. I need to still put food on the table for the kids on the property. We need petrol in our car to go out to reach our cases.
"We are a point of rescue. We have to go out and fetch the victims, get them to the police station and hospital and whatever is needed. Our work has not stopped, our work has increased but the money has stopped. We are in a really bad situation."
