Cape Town — A group of philanthropic foundations founded by a music industry billionaire who was an early promoter of successful hip-hop artists has announced a multi-million dollar donation to fight COVID-19 in Africa.
The foundations were founded on the initiative of the family of Clive Calder, who was born in South Africa and went on to establish companies in the music industry in South Africa, Britain and the United States.
About a quarter of ELMA's COVID-19 allocation – $26 million – will go to South African efforts to fight the pandemic.
ELMA's announcement said its South African foundation will work with a range of other donors, including the actor Charlize Theron's Africa Outreach Project, to provide personal protective equipment and other support to more than 120,000 community care workers.
“The global COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis for the African continent and requires a momentous response if we are to recover from the devastation it has and will cause,” said Bernadette Moffat, excecutive director of the ELMA Philanthropies Services.
