Zimiphi Malunga from the Hlomendlini zone in Izingolweni practices mixed farming. She is standing in her amadumbe and banana crops which she decided to plant due to the demand in the area. She says: “Some of my clients come as…
Awethu, Sbongakonke and Mpilo are members of ACAT’s collaboration with KNH. They live with their granny and work with her to sell the vegetables that she grows in the garden. They feel that their granny has taught them how to…
Gugu Ncobo wants to continue to maintain a vegetable garden and is making steady progress toward ensuring a sustainable garden. She says: “Previously I found maintaining a garden to be challenging because I worked alone. Now I am in the…
Thandolwethu Tenza is from the Highflats area, and has a small business selling chips and sweets. He says: “My love of business started after watching my grandmother growing and selling vegetables. I started my own business in 2023 using the…
Sizakele Dlamini from the Mbokodo zone, Ethekwini, joined the Phaphamani Group in 2023 following her retirement. She attended Basic Life Skills Course which was held in her zone. She says: “The BLS course opened my eyes to the fact that…
Xolisile Mbongwa joined the ACAT group last year. She reports that it helped her to realise that she can make a living without being formally employed. She started a small garden, and then realised that she enjoyed selling. She now…
Before Philile Ndlovu joined ACAT, he was unemployed and struggling to buy food due to the expense of it. She says: “Being part of the ACAT programme has restored my dignity as I now know that I can improve my…
Nokuthula Khanyile from the Emdwebu Zone joined ACAT last year and already reports her life has changed. She now plants vegetables and maize and made R480 from selling her spinach and cabbage. The programme has shown her that she can…
Khululiwe joined the ACAT programme in 2021 after attending a BLS course. She developed a passion of helping the community and started the process of becoming a ‘Community Volunteer (CV)’. She says: “I desire to see my neighbors poverty stricken…
Nonhlanhla Mazibuko joined Thathunyawo group in 2019 and after attending different workshops. She started planting crops and vegetables in her area, but experienced difficulties and thus moved to another zone. In her new zone, she continued to plant fields of…
Bongekile Ndima, a group member from the Nkande zone in Nquthu, joined the programme in 2023. She says she joined because she was tired of buying vegetables from the market. She had asked another ACAT group member who she had…
Thulisile Bhala from Ndunge zone joined Inyanda group in 2019. She was keen to learn how to grow a larger crop of vegetables in order to supply the local schools after hearing about a shortage in the market causing the…