Citizens
of the United States are often frustrated by what we consider ‘blunders’
perpetrated by our government. The First Amendment is our ‘safety net’,
however, and allows the press to expose most of these idiotic mistakes. Not
always so in other countries and particularly not always the case in South
Africa.
As
TVEP continues to beg for much needed funding, we’ve recently learned that
while the South African Department of Social Development recently invited
proposals from “emerging Victim Empowerment Programs”, the advertisement ran
only in the National Press which is not available in the rural districts where
funding is sorely needed. Additionally, the application had to be downloaded from
the internet…a major feat in an area with intermittent dial-up internet access.
Finally, if a rural organization could manage to overcome those obstacles, the necessary
42 page application was rife with glitches and contradictions making it
impossible to complete. A glimpse into the frustration of SA bureaucracy!
Please
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family, and colleagues. The people of Limpopo need our help and by simply
sharing this, we can change their lives for the better. “SharingIsCaring”
