MyZA

News, Directory, Events and Other Stuff

You are here: Home / News / The Cape Town shelter where you won’t be turned away if you’re drunk

The Cape Town shelter where you won’t be turned away if you’re drunk

Pilot Sober Space project offers a bed to homeless people who have been drinking

Twelve beds have been set aside in Cape Town’s Culemborg Safe Space for people who arrive intoxicated. They are given blankets and a meal. Photos: Matthew Hirsch
Bonelwa Xaka lived on the streets of Cape Town for more than five years. Now she is a peer support specialist in a “Sober Space” pilot project in Cape Town, set up to offer a place to homeless people who would be turned away from other shelters because they are drunk.
Every night, Xaka opens the door to the 12-bed space, which is separate from the main dormitory in the City of Cape Town’s Safe Space in Culemborg on the Foreshore. The pilot programme, the result of a partnership between Streetscapes and the…

Read More: The Cape Town shelter where you won’t be turned away if you’re drunk.

The South African Women’s Movement has been pivotal in advocating for gender equality and women’s
rights.

Category: Tag:

If you feel strongly about this article then feel free to send MyZA a ‘Letter to the Editor’ using the submission form below:

Letter to the Editor

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
If this is in response to an article please include that article title here or as the lead in for the first paragraph of your Letter below.

Separate tags with commas

Localise your letter by naming the city your words are about. Add relevant words describing your subject. Single comma separated words of no more than 5
Your Name(Required)
Your Name will be linked to the website below.
Your personal, business or social media web site
Choose NO to not set up a user account on MyZA. User Accounts will allow you to submit letters under your own Author Name

3 Latest Letters to the Editor:

  • Congratulations to the Lotto Winner

    Dear Editor Dear Editor, I was thrilled to hear about the R8.5 million Lotto win for the community of Gqeberha. Such life-changing news brings hope and excitement to everyone in the area. I congratulate the winner and wish them all the best with their prize. May this bring positive change to their life and the…

  • Opinion on Lotto Winner News

    Dear Editor Congratulations to the lucky winner! This is truly wonderful news for the community. Regards Marina Adams In Response to/From: Congratulations to the Lucky Winner

  • Regarding Lotto Winner Story

    Dear Editor Congratulations to the winner, this is wonderful news for the community. Wishing them the best for the future. Regards Willem Pieterse In Response to/From: Re: R8.5 Million Lotto Winner Claims Prize in Gqeberha

Reader Interactions

Comments