In a church hall in Mowbray, a group of 10 homeless people are finding new hope and purpose in the middle of the Covid-19 lockdown
The New Hope SA microsite is a small-scale home for people who lived on the street before lockdown began.
“For the last 10 years I’ve dreamt of being involved in running a shelter for the homeless. Thankfully, with the help and guidance of so many people, it was made possible,” Bolland said.“There can be no trust with rigid rules, punitive punishments and sub-par food and comfort,” Bolland said. Six of the 10 people staying at the shelter were previously at the City of Cape Town’s Strandfontein temporary shelter. They stayed there for 36 days until the controversial temporary shelter was closed down.
“We were not treated in a human way, so we opted to go for violence,” said Gino Mahume. “People had to behave like baboons in order to be treated like human beings.”“This is love that we are being shown here,” he said. “We are receiving all the necessities. We have our own beds and everything.”
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