67 ways to help this MandelaDay2020: Alleviating poverty by turning junk into a currency
The ReTrade Project in Walmer Heights, Port Elizabeth, is a community-based recycling and social empowerment project which seeks to sustainably provide its members and the community with an opportunity to be environmentally responsible while gaining access to food or basic essentials.
The ReTrade Project aims to provide underprivileged communities with an opportunity to be environmentally aware and access resources to fulfil their basic human needs while still maintaining the human worth and dignity within each person. They do this byrecyclable goods for basic essentials such as food, toiletries and clothing.
Volunteers assist people with assessing the recyclable materials, give credit for the recyclables and then help individuals ‘purchase goods’ in the Trade Store. The Trade Store is primarily stocked by donations from individuals but has also included businesses, friends of the project and the wider community. All recyclable materials are collected by a local recycling company and all profits attained are used to purchase new stock for the store.Baked beans
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