Bidvest International Logistics delivers food parcels to the needy

Facing tremendous logistical challenges during the Covid-19 lockdown, Bidvest International Logistics, in partnership with Steyn City and Fidelity, has started delivering 3000 fresh produce parcels weekly to key vulnerable centres and NPOs in the impoverished Diepsloot community.

“Access to food has become an enormous challenge to susceptible communities in South Africa,” says Marcus Ellappan, Road Freight Director, Bidvest International Logistics. “They desperately need these food parcels to sustain them through this difficult period. The parcels consist of soap and fresh food, providing them with a means to sanitize as well as vitamins and minerals to keep healthy. With the perishable nature of the fresh food, we need to ensure it reaches them in optimum condition

“We also continue to deliver essential goods in line with Government legislation, while making the safety of our staff and their families a top priority,” adds Marcus. “Deliveries to Diepsloot are loaded onto 12-ton trucks and flat beds and we travel in convoy with SAPS and Fidelity.”

In a separate charity initiative by Charity Fusion, Bidvest International Logistics delivered thousands of bottles of water destined for various beneficiaries including the homeless in Benoni, elderly at Jordan House, the vulnerable in Zandspruit, Slovo Park Information Settlement, Jerusalem Squatter Camp, the Child Headed Households in Alexandra, the vulnerable children in and around Johannesburg and Pretoria. The water is also being placed into dignity handbags to be delivered to police stations and centres for abused women.

“Our dedicated drivers and managers have been commended for their professionalism and dedication to ensuring these deliveries are executed timeously and safely,” he concludes.