On behalf of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa collaborates with Mr. Solly Malatsi, a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly and Democratic Alliance’s national spokesperson, to donate food parcels, masks and sanitizers to communities in need in Limpopo Province on 16-17 June, 2020.
Undertaken in the spirit of “Taiwan can help and Taiwan is helping,” this activity constitutes Taipei Liaison Office’s first community-based humanitarian assistance initiatives in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in South Africa. “The Covid-19 pandemic has brought many families across South Africa into poverty, hunger and desperation. The government and the people of Taiwan are delighted to extend a helping hand and assist like-minded countries with their epidemic prevention and humanitarian relief efforts,” said Mr. Matthew W. Chou, Representative of the Taipei Liaison Office in the RSA. He added that the Taipei Liaison Office hopes this aid will bring care and hope to the most deeply impacted households in the country and help local communities to become more resilient during this challenging time.
MP Malatsi called Taiwan a true friend and expressed deep gratitude for Taiwan Government’s generous donation. Representative Chou pointed out that Taiwan has successfully managed to keep this pandemic at bay, with only 443 cases and no new locally-transmitted cases in more than 8 consecutive weeks. As a responsible partner, Taiwan will continue to share its experience with other countries and provide further assistance, he said. “We believe, with Taiwan’s successful experience in containing Covid-19, brining Taiwan into the global public health system, such as the World Health Organization,” will yield tremendous benefits for many other countries in the world,” he added.