By: Onalenna Jantjie
Hunger is slowly but surely becoming an issue of the past at
Perth village. This came after the development of a community centre by the
Department of Social development in 2007.
“In this centre we have a soup kitchen where we feed the needy. We also
grow and sell vegetables to community members. The funds thereof are used to
sustain the centre. However, we also give away the vegetables for free to
people in dire situations,” said Manager of the Centre Lazurus Kgosierileng.
Among other things, job seekers are allowed to use the computers in the centre
to type and e-mail their curriculum
vitaes to various companies. The
development centre has close to two hundred needy people registered on the
database. “Without a doubt, we live in a poverty stricken area so the vegetable
garden and the soup kitchen are some of the strategies we use to survive,” said
Kgosierileng. The success of the
vegetable garden as Kgosierileng stated wouldn’t have been possible if the
department of Agriculture hadn’t stepped in. “The department of agriculture has played a huge role in
equipping our gardener with necessary farming knowledge. Our farmer has on many occasions attended
farming workshops facilitated by the Department of agriculture,” he
stated. However, as Kgosierileng. explained,
the Centre hasn’t been without any challenges. “We have encountered challenges
with water because we fetch water from the same borehole used by the community.
That tends to restrict us from watering the plants whenever we want,” he said
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