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Trees of Hope

by Miki Redelinghuys

Trees of Hope

I live on the edge of Van Riebeeck Park  - that green triangle that links the city to the Table Mountain. In winter the stream that trickles throug...

The Significance of Sandwiches in a Time of Need

by Zoe Valour

The Significance of Sandwiches in a Time of Need

For the last two weeks I have been fortunate enough to play a part in distributing 6000+ sandwiches, an assortment of eggs, oranges, and apples a w...

Masks for All: A Call to Action

by Joel Bronkowski

Masks for All: A Call to Action

Guest post from Jackie May of Twyg. During lockdown, we are allowed to leave our homes for essentials such as groceries, grant collections, buying ...

Khayelitsha Food Parcels Donation Update | April 24, 2020

by Joel Bronkowski

Khayelitsha Food Parcels Donation Update | April 24, 2020

Firstly, I want to say thank you to every single person that's donated to people in need in Khayelitsha. South Africa has implemented one of the s...

Taking Part In A Series Of Fortunate Events

by Zoe Valour

Taking Part In A Series Of Fortunate Events

When communities connect, amazing things happen. Unplanned breakthroughs, doors opening at just the right moment, facilitating a series of fortunat...

Homelessness in the time of Covid-19

by Miki Redelinghuys

Homelessness in the time of Covid-19

I read a post today that spoke about how we are not all in the same boat when it comes to Covid-19 – “we are in the same storm”. This really hits t...

CBD CAN + Ballo + CCID: Masks For the Most Vulnerable in the CBD.

by Joel Bronkowski

CBD CAN + Ballo + CCID: Masks For the Most Vulnerable in the CBD.

The CBD CAN has quickly established partners through which we have received and distributed donations. Besides our CAN partner in Khayelitsha, we h...

Visuals of the Cape Town CBD during Lockdown

by Joel Bronkowski

Visuals of the Cape Town CBD during Lockdown

Big thanks to Nicky Newman for this guest post.   I started covering the Lockdown in Cape Town for a few publications on about Da...

The Khayelitsha CAN: Images and Sounds from the Ground

by Joel Bronkowski

The Khayelitsha CAN: Images and Sounds from the Ground

For those of us in the CBD sitting behind computers in our homes or apartments in the CBD we can only begin to imagine the work going on in Khayeli...

CBD CAN Project Guidelines

by Joel Bronkowski

CBD CAN Project Guidelines

CBD CAN Project Guidelines All of us want to help where we can. The beautiful truth is that together we are capable of amazing things. It is also, ...