Obs CAN will soon be welcoming two new pots as a result of winning a social media campaign run by Cape Town Together. The competition was held last week in conjunction with the launch of the Dala Kitchen Cookbook and involved Community Action Networks (CANs) from all around Cape Town. The Dala Kitchen cookbook was…
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OBS can feed you
Obs CAN Feed You x Africa 70* This picture of bamia is a ~threat~ promise for later: we don’t think you’re ready for okra… For this Sunday, *Busi & Papy at African Box* are making an East African stew of brinjal and sweet potato, black-eyed beans and palm oil. Free as always to our neighbours still without shelter *60 rand/portion for everyone…
Social Issues Update – The Good News Full Moon Report
Level we have almost WON! We can do it together – A story of Observatory working for you ~ X and Y, Obs regulars approached Kiki at the weekly human values session run by Obs Pasta Kitchen at the Youth Solutions hall in Salt River seeking advice on shelter and rehab. Kiki approached Bongi at Obsid…
ObsCAN Feed You x Africa 70
presenting a couple of nostalgic favourites over the next two weeks. This Sunday, the good people at African Box are making saka madesu – the satisfying warmth of madesu na loso meets the utter moreishness of saka saka: cassava leaves and vegetables and brown beans, served with a coconut rice. free, as always, to our…
Bicycles and gardens: Inspiring action and instilling hope
NEWS | By Marcela Guerrero Casas | 26 October 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to a number of urban projects that provide opportunities to build community. Among those that are seeding hope and neighbourhood connection are projects that involve gardens and bicycles. If it weren’t for the news of a second wave wreaking…
Homeless Feeding Program Observatory – Full moon 🌕 update
Week 14! “Fighting COVID reveals so many vulnerabilities in our community, it is new to us – and young people have the opportunity to be at the forefront of change, we can use social media, no one is heading this – we are all in it at the same time” “Wow, there’s been necessary chaos…
OBS CAN Homeless Feeding Program Observatory New Moon / Solar eclipse / Winter Solstice update
Week 11! Wow what a wild ride the last week has been for everyone! So many different sources of information. But one thing stays true! And strong! That people are hungry! And the ObsCAN is committed to our feeding program! We are doing our best to keep up our commitments and feed the 190+ needy…
City of Cape Town takes down tents erected by Observatory resident for homeless
City of Cape Town law enforcement officers removing one of the marquees on the Village Green in Observatory on Tuesday. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks NEWS | 10 June 2020 | By Ashraf Hendricks The marquees were set up on City land without its permission Observatory resident Terna Gyuse erected two marquees to shelter homeless people in the…
Update from ObsCAN/MfuleniCAN partnership team
We’d like to let you know what we’ve been up to over the last few weeks, and how we’ve been able to use the time and resources donated by ObsCAN and others to alleviate some of the difficulty in Mfuleni. This is what we’ve achieved so far as a partnership team (Obs and Mfuleni members…
OBS CAN – Homeless Feeding Program Observatory Full moon & Lunar eclipse update
Week 10! Are you covid exhausted or are you level free!? So many mixed emotions at the moment as we see new volunteers join and golden ten week oldies go back to work (hoorah!) and for some the reality of no work Our hearts are with everyone at the moment and the message is “be…