Since the lock-down was announced in South Africa, Scientology Volunteer Ministers have visited 596 facilities in Gauteng alone to help the vulnerable, specifically the old age homes, orphanages and shelters for women’s abuses and the homeless.
Noticing the importance of protecting the vulnerable during these times, Scientology Volunteer Ministers went ahead to assist by sanitizing 596 properties.
As part of sanitizing those facilities, the Volunteer Ministers also educate people on how to maintain high hygiene and continue the sanitization daily to protect people longer. They provide Stay Well booklets printed in three languages – Zulu, Sotho, English and Xhosa – so people know what to do to survive better.
A director of a child welfare home who experienced the service stated, “You coming here gave us hope. We feel safer! Now we have tools to keep the place safe. We are very, very, very thankful!”
The manager of a senior home commented “I am very happy. You are such professionals! I loved the way that you explained to the residents and staff all the information in the booklets. The nurses now know how to keep themselves and others well and they are going to get all the residents to read the booklets and implement this in the property.”
Sandile Hlayisi, Public Affairs Director for the Scientology Volunteer Ministers, is proud of the work done by the teams on the ground. “We are empowered with the Volunteer Minister technology written by L. Ron Hubbard more than 50 years ago for South Africa. Like everybody, when the lockdown hit , it created quite some confusion amongst us. But we fell back on our feet very fast, looked at how we could best contribute and we have been going around sanitizing and educating people on how to protect themselves ever since.” He claims they have assisted hundreds of thousands of people.
