SDG12: SOUL's Resource & Xchange Centre
Story 1: Libby is a 40-year old mother of 4, whose husband walked out on the family. Libby never finished her schooling and can barely read or write, she works as a domestic cleaner 6 days a week and cannot afford new clothes or shoes for her children. Libby is a regular at the W71CT Resource and Xchange Centre, looking for good quality second-hand clothes and shoes she can afford to purchase for herself and her children.
Story 2: Cecily is a 68-year old grandmother and widow and a Community Ambassador Partner on SOUL’s Xchange Program. By working on approved community projects and earning Xchange Points for doing so, Cecily is able to use these Points to get goods at the W71CT Resource and Xchange Centre and is empowered knowing she earned her Points uplifting herself and her community.
Focus Areas
- advocacy to change how we do aid in South Africa
- partnership with Xchange Connexion to develop the Xchange Program infrastructure to support the new aid model
- Partnership with Xchange Connexion Disaster Response Partners
- SOUL manages the collecting, sorting and distributing of donations.
Key Risks
- Security of the Centre: the W71CT Resource and Xchange Centre is in a high-crime risk area
- Theft: working in an impoverished community means theft is common
- Sustainability: the Centre is dependent on receiving good quality donations in steady quantities, customers who can afford to purchase the goods and Business and Residence partners sponsoring community upliftment hours
Ward 71, Cape Town
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16 Palm Street,
Tokai, 7945, Cape Town |
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+27 82 071 5183 |
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info@xchangeconnexion.com |
