Tipcee Gives Back To Her Local Community In Durban

Tipcee Gives Back To Her Local Community In Durban – The Durban based musician Thobeka ‘Tipcee’ Ndaba has revealed her caring side. 

The eMatarven hitmaker, has become a samaritan, buying groceries for the underprivileged families around Durban. The talented singer explained that her core values are aligned with giving back to the community.

“Giving back to society has always been my dream. I started this project last year and the appreciation I received from the families humbled me. I intend to do this project for as long as I can,” she said. 

She further explained that she established this trend since the year 2019.

“I started giving back to society last year. I identified kids who were in need of school uniforms. I’d buy them shoes and other school necessities. This year I decided to locate poor families and buy them food,” she said. 

When Tipcee explains, the selection of the families is intentional and goes according to the most disadvantaged. “I personally went out to locate the poor families. Once I found them I listed their groceries and went out to buy them food. This helped me because I wanted to interact and spend some time with them,” she explained. 

She said that she spent over R5000 on the families. 

“I chose five families from around Durban. So far I’ve spent more than R5000 on the families and I shall be doing this before June. The money I spent came from own pocket,” she continued. 

“For me the act of giving back to the community is more than social responsibility, for me it’s just how things should be. It shows that we care for those who are less privileged, it shows that we relate to their predicament. It’s about humility,” said Tipcee. 

“I’m giving back to society because I’ve been blessed. Giving back to society is an honour and I’m grateful that I’m able to do this, ” she said. 

One of the individuals who received the help was Elizabeth Mzobe (88) from Umlazi, south of Durban, said she was not expecting this. “I was sitting at home when she approached me. At first I thought it was a joke but when she came back with groceries I nearly fainted. I didn’t know that a total stranger can be so generous towards me.” 

Elizabeth, who resides with her grandchildren, explained she usually has difficulty buying food. “My grandchildren are still at school and I am struggling to buy food for them. As a result I use their social grant to look after them,” she said.