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Masiphumelele youth explore ways to access healthy food

Members of the Masiphumelele Creative Hub support community soup kitchens and vegetable gardens

Ayakha Masiza is one of over a dozen young people in Masiphumelele working in vegetable gardens to mitigate food insecurity in his community as part of the Masiphumelele Creative Hub. Photos: Abonge Chiya

The Masiphumelele Creative Hub supports several upliftment initiatives, including the training of 22 “garden champions”.
They grow and harvest vegetables to supply feeding scheme kitchens and families in need in the community.
Young people in the area say that being unemployed, they can only afford cheaper, less nutritious food.

Twenty-four-year-old Ayakha Masiza is one of over a dozen young people in Masiphumelele taking on challenges around food insecurity and unemployment in their community.
He is part of the Masiphumelele Creative Hub which supports several initiatives, including the…

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