Water shortage and load-shedding plunge rural community further into poverty

Water shortages and ongoing load-shedding continue to greatly affect KwaCebekhulu residents, who had to watch their community bakery close its doors.

What was supposed to bring hope, relief and financial stability to the rural community has turned into a nightmare, and residents are once again plunged into poverty.

A year ago, with help from the Solidary Fund, the Open Arms Foundation converted an old bottle store into a bakery for the poverty-stricken community.

The aim was to create jobs for locals and revenue for the community.

It started by employing locals as cleaners, painters, and for other general work, while others received intense training on how to work and operate a bakery as a business.

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