{"id":52217,"date":"2020-07-30T06:50:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T04:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/project-helps-reduce-crime-in-st-francis-20200729-2\/"},"modified":"2020-07-30T06:50:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T04:50:21","slug":"project-helps-reduce-crime-in-st-francis-20200729-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/project-helps-reduce-crime-in-st-francis-20200729-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Project helps reduce crime in St Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A R1.7 million pedestrian pathway project in the coastal resort town of St Francis Bay has proved a hit with the community, reducing incidents of crime on residents walking to and fro<span>m work while upskilling previously unemployed youths and women from the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before the new pathway linking the community of Sea Vista with the St Francis Bay CBD was built, the preferred pedestrian route was an often dangerous, bare earth track through the industrial area, which became muddy when it rained. <\/p>\n<p>The need for the 800m engineered pathway \u2013 which also features CCTV, lighting, landscaping, and mosaic art \u2013 was identified by the Kouga Wind Farm Community Development Trust, an Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) funded initiative, for the benefit of local communities who were consulted and included throughout the project. The trust has a 26% stake in the Kouga Wind Farm and uses its share of the project\u2019s profits to fund socio-economic and small business development projects, such as the pathway.<\/p>\n<p>Local pizza chef Siyamthanda Adams, who lives in Sea Vista, said she used the path to walk to and from work \u2013 often returning late at night after her shift at Pizza @ 167 in St Francis Bay had ended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe challenges which Sea Vista residents faced before the new path was built included being mugged and attacked en route to and from town, because the informal path was dark and surrounded by trees. It was really not safe,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut ever since the new pathway has been developed, it has been much safer. There is even seating along the path where pedestrians can sit and rest when they come from the village. The beautiful mosaics are another luxury on their own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s now a pleasure to go to the village and we are not scared anymore. The Kouga Wind Farm Trust has done a great job indeed and we will be forever grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Project Manager, Nigel Aitken, said the need for a pathway was identified at a police sector meeting where problems with the informal pathway were highlighted. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was dangerous, not only because people were being mugged, but also because the path gets muddy when it rains and people slip,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe community was involved every step of the way, including adding their own final touches to the artwork and landscaping that decorate the pathway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kouga Wind Farm Trust trustee, Maijang Mpherwane, who represents the IDC \u2013 a part funder of the Kouga Wind Farm \u2013 said, \u201cWe aim to use projects like this to provide a base upon which government and other corporates can build on, to address the various needs that exist within the communities we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of the project\u2019s aim to harness local talent, civil engineering student, Lesedi Marota, was appointed as trainee project manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a great foundation for my technical experience, and I can apply the experience I have gained in the future,\u201d he said. \u201cFurthermore, eight members of the Sea Vista community who were employed for the duration of the project acquired a number of new technical skills that they can now draw on going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from making the daily commute safer for residents, the initiative also helped to upskill local women as part of a community art project. 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