Start Time: Bus will leave from the West stop (Jammie Shuttle stop), Upper Campus at 14h00

End Time: 17h00 (arrival back at UCT)

Green Communities' is currently involved in a skills development and job creation project that is wholly focused towards the upliftment of the local community in and around the Tsoga Centre area of Samora Machel in Philippi. Regular meetings were held with the community and it was decided that the centre will become the Imbumba Xhosa Arts and Culture haven of Samora Machel drawing from the talents, expertise, and culture of its inhabitants. With the assistance of Green Communities, the Samora Machel residents passionately resolved to uplift themselves and their community through initiatives such as:  -          Sewing -          Beading -          Welding -          Arts and Crafts -          Music, Theatre, and Dance -          Urban agriculture -          Woodwork -          Pottery -          Recycling and Waste Management/Swop Shop -          Green interventions -          Skills Development and Knowledge transfer -          Soup Kitchen   Most of the above interventions and projects are currently being implemented but the sewing project and the Food Tunnels, which were the communities top priorities are well under way. With the assistance of the community, various City departments, and Corporates, it is hoped that the centre will become a highly sought-after tourist destination, as well as a place where the arts, crafts, and traditions of the Xhosa culture are colourfully, and uniquely reflected in the products and people that inhabit the Imbumba centre. The aim is to ensure that the livelihoods of the Samora Machel community are sustainable, and that the essence of community, and "one-ness" can be encouraged throughout the greater Philippi area through this project. The potential, of the Imbumba centre and the Samora Machel residents to flourish socially and economically, is monumental, and Green Communities believes in the paramount involvement of all in order to gain the support and resources required to ensure that this potential is realised.   Please RSVP to Maryam Waglay to reserve your seat on the bus!