SEE | The many hands that turn fabric waste into backpack-sleeping bags for the homeless

A ‘backpack’ sleeping bag made from upcycled textile materials, designed by The Foschini Group. (News24/Paul Herman)

Paul Herman – 19 March 2025

Johaar Samsodien is 76 years old. He spent his life as a cabinet maker, but for the past five years, he has been homeless and on the streets of Cape Town.

In the past seven months, however, he has found a reprieve at the Safe Space homeless shelter in Green Point…

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