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[PICTURES] Homeless men housed at a temporary shelter in EThekwini during Covid-19 have established an agricultural project in the inner-city. With assistance from the municipality and NGOs, they are now selling organic vegetables to locals. @NkoRaphael

[PICTURES] This is what the area looked site looked like before the establishment of the project. @NkoRaphael

The first seeds were planted in June at the request of homeless men after complaining of boredom within the shelter.

Products on offer include spinach, tomatoes, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, spring onion, lettuce, green pepper, green beans, beetroot and herbs. @NkoRaphael

[WATCH] Nomusa Shembe from the eThekwini municipality’s Safer Cities unit explains that homeless people have also established other projects. @NkoRaphael

Shembe says as a strategy going forward, they are establishing safe sleeping spaces for the homeless. @NkoRaphael

Sandile Mthembu, a homeless man, says the project has changed his life. @NkoRaphael

Kadakwashe Mufeme, a homeless man originally from Zimbabwe, says he’s hoping that the city and NGOs will sustain the programme beyond the lockdown. @NkoRaphael

You can read the full story here: ewn.co.za/2020/10/14/hom…