Conditions for living at Rotary Hall are uncomfortable to
say the least. There are a couple hundred people in this small hall and
everyone sleeps on the hardwood floor. Some did manage to bring their foam
mattresses, but most just sleep on top of a blanket. During the day, all of the bedrolls are folded up along the wall to make space for walking, eating, bathing, etc. There aren’t any clothes
lines, so people wash their clothes and lay them out on the blacktop parking
lot next door to dry. There are 4 toilets and it’s not clear how often (or if)
they are serviced by anyone. People have their life of belongings, mostly
outside because there’s barely enough room inside for everyone to sleep. There
is no privacy whatsoever and when people drink or smoke, it’s directly in front
of kids. Also, when there is drinking and smoking, men start fighting and there’s
nowhere to walk away to.
Jenny is working like a hound dog at the municipality to get
housing as quickly as possible, but quickly for the municipality could still be
awhile.
The project is running normally and we’re even bringing the
preschoolers down from Rotary in the mornings so that they can use their
regular classroom space.
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| The yard at Rotary Hall |
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| Inside the hall. Note all of the bedrolls lining the walls. |
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| Serving up some lunch. |
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| Thobeka Kiliva and her son, Nkosivumili. |
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