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During the Covid-19 pandemic homeless men established an agricultural project at a temporary shelter in the inner city. With assistance from the municipality and NGOs, they are now selling organic vegetables to locals.
organisations have committed to buying from us once the produce is ready. The homeless participating in the project are being skilled and mentored by the Municipality who oversee community gardens and farming service projects. Private sector companies also provide agricultural expertise to the group.
The Municipality is grateful to their partners including non- governmental, faith based and civil society organisations who are committed to the homeless project.
Multi-Disciplinary Task Team (MDTT)
The Municipality established a multi sectoral task team to advise senior management on matters that related to operational
efficiencies. The MDTT meets on a weekly basis to discuss and recommend measures to address occupational health and human resource issues. The composition of the MDDT consists of line department senior management, line department employee representatives, union representatives, senior municipal executives and is chaired by representatives from Human Resource Cluster. The MDTT allows for constructive engagement with all parties on operational responses relating to the pandemic. Some of the MDTT members are embarking on a process to look at the forward planning and implementation of a ‘new normal’ and how this pandemic could shape and restructure local government in the future.
“ The Municipality is grateful to their partners including non- governmental, faith based and civil society organisations who are committed to the homeless project.”
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