The Solidarity Fund was designed as a rapid response vehicle to mobilise South Africa in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting health, humanitarian and social consequences. Having received in excess of R3 Billion in the form of donations, the Fund works to augment the government’s response to this unprecedented challenge by assisting existing programmes and initiatives across all 9 provinces. Inspired by our nation’s resolve, unity and spirit, we are committed to creating impact through our ongoing work to manage and, eventually, contain this virus.

Summary

TOTAL PLEDGED

R3,44 Billion

DONATIONS RECEIVED

R3,41 Billion

ALLOCATED

R3,37 Billion

DISBURSED

R2,41 Billion

Unaudited figures as of 08/07. Please expect up to 48 hours for Donations to clear and reflect.

Payroll giving

As of 08/07

Donations Received

As of 08/07

Impact

The Solidarity Fund was established with a clear mandate aimed at having maximum impact through rapid and coordinated action. Our purpose is to mobilise and coordinate financial and in-kind contributions from all South Africans and members of the international community. We are then tasked with distributing contributions to effectively combat the health crisis and the social and humanitarian consequences of the pandemic - helping to bring South Africans together to play their part in fighting COVID-19.

Health Response

Supporting urgent aspects of the health system response, and supporting and protecting front-line health workers.

Humanitarian Pillar

Providing humanitarian support to and strengthening the most vulnerable households and communities

Behavioural Campaign

Uniting the nation in action against COVID–19 and encourage behaviour change in local communities

33,9 Million

Adults reached through the Solidarity and behavioural campaign

1,2 Million

Reagent and extraction kits to enable testing

52 Thousand

Critical health care equipment for hotspot provinces

280 Thousand

Households reached and provided with food parcels

106 Thousand

Tests provided by increasing testing capacity

20 Thousand

Non-invasive ventilators manufactured which has activated local manufacturing capacity (850 distributed)

35 Thousand

Household/subsistence farmers to receive farming input vouchers in rural areas

45 Thousand

To assist with the Seroprevalence study

200 Hundred

Ventilators procured and scheduled to arrive in South Africa in September

135 Thousand

Households targeted to receive food vouchers

41 Million

Units of PPE procured. 36million units have been dispatched to all 9 provinces

1.1 Million

Units of PPE procured for medical students

133 Hundred

Shelters and care centres provided with PPE and critical medical services to assist women and children affected by GBV

Solidarity in Action

  • Project NameAmount AllocatedAmount Disbursed
    NDOH Vaccine PoC at SASSA Point184 580-
    Gauteng Nursing Capacitation16 687 420-
    NDOH Vaccine Needles Transportation 1 300 000-
    Surge Sites300 000 000-
    Vaccine Capacitation and Technical Assistance to NDOH69 000 000-
    Essential Equipment for Free State 8 855 000
    		-
    Essential Equipment for North West26 685 298-
    g Essential Equipment for Mpumalanga2 975 000-
    Essential Equipment for Northern Cape 13 965 115-
    5e Essential Equipment for Limpopo6 512 000-
    J&J SAMRC Implementation50 000 00024 382 341
    Siemen EC Medical Equipment10 730 99410 465 696
    Essential equipment funding for KZN 62 829 3841 979 192
    Essential equipment funding for GP 104 359 369 41 837 233
    Essential equipment funding for EC75 833 05866 538 994
    Essential equipment funding for WC119 996 719 83 488 729
    Vaccines - COVAX Facility283 326 720283 326 720
    Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) - Seroprevalence Study45 814 45322 907 226
    SAMRC testing capacity38 188 19232 075 869
    Testing capacity - ICPA25 305 0009 698 333
    DG Murray Trust Community Heath worker PPE funding90 000 00076 098 175
    Manufacturing of ventilators – CSIR212 034 978203 234 904
    Manufacturing of ventilators - SAVE-P40 691 06340 649 524
    NDOH PPE for in-hospital HCWs648 610 480600 170 576
    NDOH International Ventilators22 000 00019 913 564
    NDOH PPE CHW145 302 778127 357 378
    NHLS test kits250 000 000250 868 993
    National ventilator production project, prototype and manufacturing9 773 9655 759 581
    Total Health Allocation 2 680 961 656 1 901 936 989
  • Project NameAmount AllocatedAmount Disbursed
    GBV Programme 275 176 35547 094 754
    GBVF Fund Donation10 000 000-
    Farming Input Vouchers (Mezzanineware)100 000 00078 455 934
    Food Relief Phase 2: Praekelt - 60000 Vouchers55 269 20046 554 760
    Food Relief Phase 2: Mthunzi Network - 45000 vouchers22 010 8009 783 290
    Food Relief Phase 2: M4JAM - 20000 Vouchers15 375 00015 759 500
    Food Relief Phase 2: SANZAF - 10000 vouchers7 345 0007 345 000
    Tshikululu Execution-189 649
    GBV Phase 1: National GBV command centre (NICDAM) 4 852 8254 852 825
    GBV Tshikululu Execution276 276276 276
    GBV Phase 1: National Shelter Movement8 400 7598 400 750
    GBV Phase 1: Gift of the Givers & NPA2 451 6162 451 656
    GBV Phase 1: Black Circle Communications 4 034 5804 034 572
    Food Relief Programme Phase 1120 000 000117 330 286
    Total Spend425 192 411342 529 252
  • Project NameAmount AllocatedAmount Disbursed
    National COVID Call Centre72 000 000-
    SACC Support2 000 0002 000 000
    GCSI Communications Research for Vaccine Roll-out2 000 000599 892
    NCP Behaviour Change and Communication8 000 0008 000 001
    Behaviour Change Campaign PII b63 600 00045 435 362
    Behaviour Change Campaign PII a45 000 00052 210 000
    Behaviour Change Continuity (Phase 1,5)4 900 0005 632 221
    Media Campaign - COVID Alert App15 000 00017 250 000
    Citizens in Solidarity - Production7 000 0003 369 134
    Citizens in Solidarity – Media13 000 00014 654 068
    Behaviour Change P125 000 000 18 184 234
    SA Council of Churches4 000 0004 000 000
    Radio education campaign7 000 0007 000 000
    Total Spend268 500 000178 334 912

Fulfilling our mandate

It’s easy to look at numbers as an indication of the success of the work undertaken by the Solidarity Fund. Certainly, the contributions by business and individuals have been inspiring. The truth is, however, our work is about individuals – the millions of people who have been made vulnerable by the COVID-19 crisis. While the Fund’s work has been made possible by numbers, it can only really be judged by the lives we have touched.

News Flash

Systemic and Community-Based Organisation Grants

In February 2021, the Solidarity Fund’s Selection and Evaluation Panel approved systemic and community-based organisation grants as part of its GBV II initiative. This large-scale, national response to the challenge of GBV in the country – with total funding of R75 million – falls within the Fund’s broader humanitarian initiatives

Thank you, and Solidarity Fund emergency contact details

On behalf of Tandi Nzimande and the Solidarity Fund Board and Executive Committee, I would like to take this opportunity to once again thank you – our partners, donors and volunteers – for your immense support, spirit and strength during a year full of hard work, challenges and successes.

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Redi Tlhabi chats to medical experts about vaccine literacy and preventative behaviours

As part of the ongoing “When We Come Together” national communication campaign, The Solidarity Fund, SAHPRA and DENOSA held an insightful Webinar hosted by Redi Tlhabi, where a panel of experts provided key insights and literacy on vaccines while dispelling the various myths that have emerged.

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