Abomakhi NPC, community members clean up to reduce crime at Liefde en Vrede
There used to be a lot of crime in the neighbourhood, and criminals would hide in the overgrown brush.
Abomakhi Non-Profit Company, which means ‘neighbours’ in Liefde en Vrede, and community members cleaned up their neighbourhood by cutting overgrown brush to help reduce crime.
According to the community members, there was a lot of crime and criminals would hide in the overgrown brush.
Dozens of residents participated in various clean-ups, ranging from cleaning the parks to cleaning the vacant stands owned by the city and other residents who have left the area.
They claim their efforts will pay off in terms of crime reduction because the area will be more visible.
Abomakhi understands that the more brush grows alongside the road and near the intersections, the more inviting those areas are to criminal activity.
Its members helped make this a successful day by providing brush cutters, chainsaws, and a four-ton truck to transport trash to a dumping site. Other residents contributed water and other resources to the initiative.
