From the wintery depths of mental despair in the heart of poverty, comes the re-birth of hope through re-connection. “Lente-geur” means "the aroma of spring" and The Lentegeur Spring Festival will be opening the hospital to the public, for a few days in September to share the future that we will become! This future is the re-design of what a psychiatric hospital looks … [Read more...]
Honouring the Princess
Correcting the imbalances of the past is the core message arising from the Princess Vlei Controversy. "I tell you I will lie down in front of any bulldozer!" said a resident who has lived within the environs of Princess Vlei for more than 60 years. This desperation was one of many equally urgent responses made at a meeting of the Princess Vlei Forum early in May in response … [Read more...]
Help Lisa help Mamelani
Lisa Brunton (pictured, right) is going the extra mile in her efforts to raise funds for the organisation Mamelani Projects, whose work focuses offering essential services in marginalized communities. She will be running the London marathon in 17th April 2011 to raise awareness of the work that Mamelani is doing in empowering women and young people from communities' across … [Read more...]
Small is beautiful
An urban micro-farming project with 3000 home and community gardens on the Cape Flats offers a food security model for the country. We have been conditioned to believe that farming must be intensive and make large profits, that big is best and small is a waste of time. But an agricultural NGO working for 25 years on the Cape Flats has shown that good food and money can be … [Read more...]
