Food security (or the lack of it) has a direct impact on people’s well-being and is of great concern to many disciplines. The study on which the article is based used Drèze and Sen’s ‘nutritional capability’ concept as a theoretical framework to explain the food (in)security of landfill waste pickers. A cross-sectional research approach was followed, coupled with a triangulation mixed method research design. Viewing the waste pickers against the nutritional capability framework highlighted the important role that social work should play in focusing on people’s capabilities within their particular context.
A local feeding scheme called the Golden Anchor Solid Rock Foundation is hosting a fundraiser so that they can keep on giving food to the homeless.
The 12-member group was started by friends Arlene Louw, 31, and Enrico Sampson, 34, who say they have personally experienced hardships of drug and physical abuse.
The pair who dropped out of university and recently returned to complete their N4 level of Mechanical Engineering: Fitting and Turning, found the need to serve their community when they discovered the “hordes” of homeless people living behind buildings in Observatory.
Arlene is the secretary of the project operating in Observatory, Salt River and Woodstock.
“The project started when homeless people were going door-to-door asking people for food during weekends,” she explains.
“By interviewing them their response was that most of the scrap yards are closed during weekends so they have no way to get money for food.
“We sustain the project through the contributions of our members. We received a once-off vegetable donation from Pick n Pay Observatory.”
SERVING: Arlene Louw, 31. Picture: Supplied
Chairperson Gerald Louw says the project aims to restore lives and give hope to homeless individuals, fight hunger and poverty, provide information about public health and information about the waste management.
“The project’s aim is to feed homeless individuals and show them that there is hope.”
The group will host a gala dinner on 13 December at 7pm at the Youth Centre in Shelley Road, Salt River.
Tickets cost R100.
To book, send an email to goldenanchor81@gmail.com or you can give them a call on076 4317 148. Daily Voice 26/11/2019
Background: Waste picking is not a new phenomenon in South Africa and is becoming increasingly prevalent, with rising numbers of waste pickers operating on landfills and on the streets. Although waste pickers are recognised as making an important contribution to waste management systems in South Africa, they remain at the lowest level of the waste collection and disposal hierarchy. Operating on the fringes of the formal economy with low and generally erratic income, they have limited access to safe and nutritious food. Many waste pickers are therefore prone to micronutrient malnutrition and macronutrient malnutrition. Food insecurity is a constant threat. Few studies have been conducted on this vulnerable group of people, with relatively little known about their eating habits and the impact thereof on their health. The aim of this study was to assess the dietary intake, food (in)security and nutritional status of waste pickers in South Africa, with a specific focus on landfill waste pickers. Study population and design: This constitutes a secondary study which builds on an earlier (primary) study conducted among 409 landfill waste pickers on nine landfill sites in four provinces in South Africa. Data was obtained from a cross-sectional quantitative survey conducted during the primary study which assessed the food (in)security, anthropometric status and dietary intake of waste pickers. In this study, group discussions were also conducted with waste pickers to gain more insight into activities and conditions on the landfill sites.
Deur Eldridge JasonSondag, November 24, 2019 05:00
DIE lot van haweloses is lankalniemeeriets wat onder die mat ingevee kan word nie.
Hulle kan nie weggewens word nie. Jy kan jou nie meer blind staar teen ’n gebedel by ’n verkeerslig nie.
Veels te dikwels word ’n hawelose persoon soos ’n stopstraat in Philippi geïgnoreer.
Maar nie by Golden Anchor se jeugsentrum in Soutriviernie.
Hier word dit by veralhawelosejeugdigesingedril dat hullemenswees, drome en idealeookgoudwerd is.
Golden Anchor gaanuitsypadom die lewe’n bietjiemakliker te maakvirmense wat elkedag op straat ’n oorlewingstrydvoer.
Met die feestydwat om die draaivironsalmalloer, gaandaargepoog word omditekstraspesiaalvirhaweloses te maak.
Gerald Louw van die Golden Anchor Solid Rock Foundation sêhullegaan’n gala-dineehou om haweloses in hullegemeenskap te voed.
“Die doel van die projek is om die hawelosemense van ’n voedsamebord kos te voorsien en hulle te wys dat daar nog mense is wat omgee.”
Een so ’n omgee-mens is Enrico Samson, ’n student wat in die Woodstock-omgewingwoon.
Samson sêhy en ’n paarfamilieledehet op ’n dag net besluitomgeldbymekaar te gooi en ’n maaltydvirhaweloses te kook.
“Dit bring trane in my oë as eksien hoe kinderssaamhulleouers bedel,” sê Samson.
“Hierdie mense is uit hulle blyplekke gegooi en het nie ’n ander keuse as om op straat te gaan bly nie.
“As eksaansonder my warm komberslê, danlêekwakker en wonder of die mense op straatoukei is.”
Die galadineevind op 13 Desember by Golden Anchor in Shelleyweg, Soutrivier, plaas.
Mense kan die sentrumkontak by goldenanchor81@gmail.com om bydraes te maak of as hulle by projektebetrokkewilraak. English translation
THE destiny of the homeless has long been something that can be swept under the rug.
They cannot be wished away. You can no longer stand blind to a beggar at a traffic light.
Far too often, a homeless person like a Philippi stop is ignored.
But not at Golden Anchor's Salt River Youth Center.
Here it is instilled in homeless youth in particular that their humanity, dreams and ideals are also worth gold.
Golden Anchor goes out of its way to make life a little easier for people who are struggling to survive on the streets every day.
With the festive season looming for us all, we will try to make it extra special for the homeless.
Gerald Louw of the Golden Anchor Solid Rock Foundation says they are going to have a gala dinner to feed the homeless in their community.
"The aim of the project is to provide the homeless with a nutritious plate of food and show them that there are still people who care."
One such caring person is Enrico Samson, a student living in the Woodstock area.
Samson says he and some family members just decided one day to raise money and cook a meal for the homeless.
"It brings tears to my eyes when I see children begging their parents together," Samson says.
“These people were thrown out of their places and had no choice but to stay on the streets.
"When I'm lying under my warm blanket at night, I lie awake wondering if the people on the street are okay."
The gala dinner will take place on December 13 at Golden Anchor in Shelley Road, Salt River.
People can contact the center at goldenanchor81@gmail.com to make contributions or if they want to get involved in projects.
