Grateful for the airtime and great questions posed by @lesterkk on his midday report looking at The Cost of #Homelessness in Cape Town" study that was published this week. #ShiftTheDial on the #StatusQuo
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Being good with people is good for business, good for you, good for your dependents who benefit from a better world. #GoodSense#GoodLogic#GoodLiving https://t.co/hGjBn2FH73
Attended the launch of the Culemborg #SafeSpace made possible in part to @pearl_nel's team at FNB. Great idea, and a progressive way for the city think about #homelessness NOW we need to think about long term pathways including rehabilitation and skills development...
Yesterday, @MichaelJAvery sat down with former Public Protector @ThuliMadonsela3 at the @TrialogueSA#BusinessinSociety Conference to talk land, leadership & Cyril Ramaphosa's new dawn. If you missed it, catch the podcast here: https://t.co/ajMgFTXx6W
... mulling over truisms from @pavlobiz heard at #wcfundingfair on enterprise funding strategies but his advice is philosophically sound for life.
"Do to know" - something U-turn's #LifeChange Champions can vouch for as they gain experience. Thanks for your time Pavlo!
@simon_a_edwards thank you for a expansive talk "If profits are king, why ethics?"
Your msg has profound relevance for my organisation, U-turn Homeless Ministries, would you consider an impromptu informal talk before you leave our shores?
@YourVRxp Oh very confused, the link you shared listed the first homeless person to ask for bitcoin. Perhaps I should read it more carefully... https://t.co/QAu9rJU2vx
11 indicators of a #fragilecity - 5 relate directly to #homelessness: - The speed of population growth
- Levels of unemployment
- Income inequality
- Access to basic services (electricity, water, sanitation)
- Concentration of poverty (beyond 40 percent)
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... this relates to #homelessness, surviving a situation is not the same as overcoming the situation. While relief of basic needs is always important, we need to think beyond basic survival.
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... there's an abundance of existing tools free for the hacking, to enable the ordinary person to collect and use data... we need manuals on how to do this. https://t.co/Ux9V8OlVLX
... only 26 weeks left of water in #CapeTown. Some things you can do - switch taps off while brushing your teeth, turn showers on to wet your body and then switch it off while you wash and shampoo and turn it on again to rinse, please stop watering your gardens... https://t.co/VtrJMQk3xI
#Drought Cape Town mayor @PatriciaDeLille announces that dam levels dropped by 1% the past week, implying there’s only 26 weeks of water consumption left. @TeamNews24
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Read my interview with the incredible relentless activist @ZackieAchmat here: https://t.co/nlzq40mOHZ
"The only purpose that exists is the purpose that we give to our lives” - Zackie