Record number of Cold Front Sleeping Sites set up for the homeless
VRCID Field Worker Allistair Scholtz with Sleeping Site visitor Paulina Silver. Last month, a homeless individual living on the street in Kuils River died from exposure to Cape Town’s bitterly cold temperatures. “We’re living in the 21st century – we cannot let this happen. This is why Cold Front Sleeping Sites exist,” comments Ilse […]
Love wins at Safe Space shelter
From left to right: VRCID Field Worker Tonio Gantana, Monica Ramsbottom and Dirk Engelbrecht. Back row – left to right: UWC OT students Kristy and Chelin Boltney. Front row – left to right: Safe Space Manager Edmund Martis, UWC OT student Jabulile Ndlovu, VRCID Field Worker Veronica Geduld, MES’s Head of Logistics and Administration Glenda […]
New centre aims to create new hope in Parow
[btn text=”Read The Weekend Argus’ article here ” tcolor=#FFF thovercolor=#FFF link=”https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/new-centre-aims-to-create-new-hope-in-parow-93e2b8fa-0ec2-4f53-8d30-66b8d3f1742f” target=”_self”] Cape Town – While the Covid-19 pandemic has left many South Africans struggling to make ends meet, Mould Empower Serve (MES) and the Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID) have recently opened a new drop-in centre in the Parow region that aims […]
Bellville food garden offers hope to the poor
An urban food garden in Bellville is offering new skills work opportunities to the poor. Warren Hewitt, CEO of the Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP), says the 300m² food garden, at the Safe Space centre in Aj West street, is a collaboration with the NGO, Mould Empower Serve (MES). “We conceived the project during the hard […]
Drop-in centre for street people opened
Mould Empower Serve (MES) and the Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID) recently established a new Drop-in Centre which will provide social relief, rehabilitation as well as offer skills development to street people within the Parow area. Since lockdown started poverty has risen in Parow which has increased the need for social relief (clothes […]
VRCID home to thriving healthcare hub with over 35 facilities
In our area, Fairway and Solway Streets are home to a thriving healthcare hub, with over 35 healthcare facilities within these two 250-metre stretches of road. The Bellville central business district (CBD) is densely populated, with commuters making over 400 000 trips each day to our hometown. Our area’s healthcare hub is impressive – it […]
The Green Times: South Africa’s 2021 recycling heroes announced
Enterprising individuals and organisations across SA are rethinking the recyclability of packaging, educating and uplifting communities, and creating revenue streams among waste reclaimers and SMMEs to boost the circular economy and the environment. From Paarl to Fisantekraal and Zebediela to KwaMhlanga, innovative South Africans are turning recyclable waste into revenue streams, uplifting communities and creating […]
Good News Daily: South Africa’s 2021 recycling heroes have been announced
Enterprising individuals and organisations across SA are rethinking the recyclability of packaging, educating and uplifting communities, and creating revenue streams among waste reclaimers and SMMEs to boost the circular economy and the environment. From Paarl to Fisantekraal and Zebediela to KwaMhlanga, innovative South Africans are turning recyclable waste into revenue streams, uplifting communities and creating […]
GoodThingsGuy: These are the Recycling Heroes of 2021 Awarded for their Efforts
From recycling initiatives promoting education to the top women in recycling; these are the heroes of recycling being given PETCO awards for 2021. South Africa (03 March 2021) – The PETCO Awards recognise leadership and future-thinking across the PET industry and beyond in addressing recycling, reuse and waste minimisation. The PETCO Awards is the premier national […]
Our new field worker Tonio is proud to make a difference
With the growing number of homeless and vulnerable people in Bellville and Parow, social development and upliftment remain a priority for our team – especially since the COVID-19 crisis. We are excited to announce that we have a newly-appointed field worker, Tonio Gantana, who will work together with our field workers Allistair Scholtz and Veronica […]
