PEOPLE tend to lose hope when life ruins their plans.
But these men and women – members of Club Survival – stood firm!
In 1997, Club Survival started as a burial society in Meadowlands zone 7, Soweto. But members were unhappy about the burial payout they got. This led to them turning the society into a savings club.
Themba Mnguni, chairman of Survival, said: “We started saving money 10 years ago because the burial money was not enough to bury our members.”
Themba said they gave their members a R3 500 burial payout but when the money was not increased, the 18 members got angry and discontinued the burial society. They saw no point to meeting every month to pay contributions that would not benefit them.
Themba also said that some members were not paying money on time and others were always falling behind with their payments.
But they never let their disappointment rule them. They restarted Survival as a savings club where each member contributes at least R500 every month.
This money is deposited in their club account so they can share it in December.
Themba said they also contribute R200 each if a member dies and R100 for a member’s relative or dependents.
Their meetings are held every first Saturday of the month at different places around Soweto.
