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COMBATING POVERTY

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 GROWING SMILES  There's something many people have been silently suffering and being absorbed into,  in alienation . Thinking that no body relates or can assist . Poverty which may be defined as a community / people struggling to purchase basic essentials required to live . Although poverty's biggest  disguise is  hunger , a large percentage of our communities  are mentally impoverished , leaving not only their stomachs empty but also their emotional and mental needs empty /hungry . Combating poverty aims to help fight impoverishment - physically, mentally and emotionally-. By supplying community members in poverty driven homes with vegetable and herb seedlings ,where they can be planted and/or harvested  every  month at mental health seminars  hosted at community centers  where guest speakers and volunteer provide empowering courses where basic farming skills will be taught, hand-in-hand with mental health awareness and educational cou...

welcome to eKasi

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There is always so much to say about #kasiLife the good the bad and how many the streets of the township have made people into who they are today. The lingo, the style and the ambiance of eKasi is known throughout South Africa. Kasi life Welcome to eKasi ... The loud taxis, the whistling and hollowing, and the fast food, the loud TSIK TSIK YHOO banging through pimped out VW, the fast shinny 325 BMW spinning in the dusty streets and ubuntu that is shown within every street where uGogo cares for every snot nosed rascal, who consistently persist you for games on your phone or eShumi (R1) for an ice lolly. Welcome to eKasi where Chef Phahla Thobejane makes traditional kotas with a gourmet touch at his Ke Monate restaurant in Johannesburg .  The acquired diet of eKasi  consist of the gluten filled vetkoeks & snoek for breakfast , kota for lunch and  Pap en vleis  for dinner , yummy , but these calorie filled meals are part of the...

When your vice destroys your life.

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drug destroy lives It's no secret that everyone has their own vice on how to deal with something/s and when too much of a good thing leaves your body craving and aching for more this is clear sign to PUT DOWN THE NEEDLE ,LEAVE THE SPOON, STEP AWAY FROM THE FORK,EVACUATE FROM THE KNIFE. we all know the  disadvantages of drugs like:  Jeopardizing your relationships with friends and family. developing psychological and physical dependence . Irregular heart rate high blood pressure , seizures ,lung damage another very undermined disadvantage is that most people only believe that drugs are  inhalants, cannabinoids ,depressants ,Opioids & Morphine Derivatives,Hallucinogens,Prescription Drugs  but we forget that practically anything can act as a drug. True story (Andersoon PAAk is playing) I was once addicted to chocolate and coffee for a whole year never-mind my on going battle with social media i found myself gulping down about +/-5 liters , of coffee a...