{"id":197492,"date":"2020-07-23T13:27:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T11:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/afriforum-now-has-a-quarter-million-members-growing-strong-during-lockdown\/"},"modified":"2020-07-23T13:27:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T11:27:23","slug":"afriforum-now-has-a-quarter-million-members-growing-strong-during-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/en\/afriforum-now-has-a-quarter-million-members-growing-strong-during-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"AFRIFORUM NOW HAS A QUARTER MILLION MEMBERS; GROWING STRONG DURING LOCKDOWN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_post_meta_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The civil rights organisation AfriForum\u2019s active membership has just passed the quarter million milestone and currently boasts 250\u00a0054 members. The organisation\u2019s membership stood at 237\u00a0000 members at the start of lockdown in March, which means that it recorded a net growth of 13\u00a0000 members during the lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum, this strong growth \u2013 in the midst of the economic challenges that lockdown created \u2013 is an indication that Afrikaners and minorities in general are realising more and more that they must stand together in strong community institutions like AfriForum. This serves as buffer against an ANC government who are displaying even greater animosity against minorities during the COVID-19 crisis. \u201cThe fact that government, with the courts\u2019 approval, employs race as criterium for COVID-19 support during a crisis \u2013 as well as even the President\u2019s public obsession with race \u2013 sends a strong message to minorities that they will have to look after their own interests through strong civil institutions,\u201d Kriel says.<\/p>\n<p>Kriel points out that a quarter million members now allow AfriForum to further grow its network of more than 150 neighbourhood watches and other self-management projects in local communities. Moreover, the organisation can now undertake national and international campaigns on an even larger scale. \u201cAfriForum\u2019s power lies in its members, and AfriForum therefore thanks each of its members for their continued support to help ensure AfriForum\u2019s successes.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAfriForum also wants to thank its volunteers, staff, board of directors, members and other role-players who, through hard work and grace from Above, played a role in growing this organisation \u2013 which was established 14 years ago with an unknown name, no members, three staff members and few resources \u2013 to a point where AfriForum is now, with more than 250\u00a0000 members, the largest civil rights organisation in Africa,\u201d Kriel concludes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The civil rights organisation AfriForum\u2019s active membership has just passed the quarter million milestone and currently boasts 250\u00a0054 members. 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