Providing wash facilities (or a lekker shower) for Cape Town’s homeless

For most of us, running water and a nice hot shower is something we take for granted, but for the many homeless people in South Africa this is not the case. It robs them of their dignity and confidence to pursue work and a livelihood. To address this issue, Viva Con Agua launched a Wash Bus in Cape Town suburbs to support the unsheltered homeless and give them the opportunity to have a shower and toilet facilities. Sisanda Henda, the Project manager of the Wash Bus that has been dubbed Nina Manzi, told Linda van Tilburghow the number of homeless people in Cape town had grown to more than 14000 post-Covid. In a study of people living on the streets; they indicated that access to water was the main challenge they faced. Henda said the reaction to the project had been ‘phenomenal’ and has led to employment for some of Cape Town’s homeless people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices