{"id":296441,"date":"2026-04-17T16:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=296441"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:11:55","slug":"khayelitsha-community-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/khayelitsha-community-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Khayelitsha community farming empowers local residents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hard work, dedication, and love are all that is needed to become a successful farmer, says a young farmer in Harare, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khayelitsha\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khayelitsha\">Khayelitsha<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The founder and director of Sinethamba Community Organisation, <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/female-led-poultry-farm-brings-hope-to-khayelitsha-community-20241024\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"42215\">Nolitha Ndalasi,<\/a> established the organisation in 2000 with the aim of empowering the community. She said she started with food gardening and later expanded it into a range of projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI realised that many people in the community were unemployed and vulnerable. In 2001, I started a soup kitchen to support them. Since then, I have never looked back. Today, we have a range of projects, including sewing, Early Childhood Development, poultry farming, mosaic work, beading, and an after-school programme,\u201d said Ndalasi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-khayelitsha-community-farming-creates-jobs-and-hope\">Khayelitsha community farming creates jobs and hope<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that more than 30 workers are currently supporting the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mother of two said that being a farmer is not easy, as it is very demanding work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wake up at 05:00 every day and I\u2019m usually the last person to go to sleep because I have to prepare for the next day. However, with the assistance of my team, things become easier,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She noted that they prepare meals for the soup kitchen every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Ndalasi also stressed that the organisation survives mainly through funding support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-call-for-support-for-khayelitsha-farming-initiative\">Call for support for Khayelitsha farming initiative<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is not easy to sustain the organisation because we depend on funders. Sometimes I have to use my own money to keep things going. We are appealing to other organisations to support us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/clover-mama-afrika-honours-khayelitshas-nolitha-ndalasi-for-social-impact-work\/\">Clover Mama Afrika honours Khayelitsha\u2019s Nolitha Ndalasi for social impact work<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nonina Pama (78), a garden supervisor, said she has been working at the organisation since 2000 and was one of the first people to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnly two of us remain from the original group. Everyone else joined later. I am in charge of the garden and know everything that is planted here,\u201d said Pama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the vegetables grown in the garden include cabbage, carrots, spinach, spring onions, strawberries, potatoes, tomatoes, red peppers, rosemary, and mealies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges-facing-the-community-garden\">Challenges facing the community garden<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>She identified water shortages as the main challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe only have two taps in a large garden and we must use watering cans for irrigation. 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