Covid-19 Archives - Amava Oluntu

Community Building Covid-19 Education Impact Stories Youth Unemployment

Impact Story: Avela Academy

My name is Avela Magagasi and I am the founder of Avela Academy and Sports Entertainment.During the COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to help the parents that are not able to help their kids with their…

Avela MagagasiOctober 26, 2022

Community Building Covid-19 Impact Stories Projects Storytelling Sustainable Development Volunteering Youth Unemployment

Michael’s Story of Significance

My name is Osatuyi Kehinde Micheal. l graduated with a bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science, majoring in histopathology in Nigeria. l then proceeded to earn a certificate in forensics biology in South Africa for…

Amava's Community WritersAugust 3, 2022

Covid-19

The Flow of Food

I’ve become a huge fan of Sankey Diagrams recently. I find them a helpful way of showing resource flows as inputs, outputs and how much or what flows where. One stormy Thursday afternoon, I ventured…

Ffion AtkinsJune 19, 2020

Covid-19

Side by Side

Amidst the uncertainties and anger, amidst all the injustice and hunger, there is this beautiful certainty about togetherness. Together, we can overcome everything. Noone can take it away from us. The pandemic has given us…

Teresa BoulleJune 17, 2020

Covid-19 Lockdown

Shack Demolition in Lockdown

NollyI am Nolly, I live with my mother in a new home. I remember the day my mother told me that we will build a new home in a new Area called Xakabantu, it was…

Fundisani RoroJune 1, 2020

Covid-19

Below is My Normal Day

It’s Easter weekend. Our group of displaced friends have all been shipped to Strandfontein, there is no break in the need, as most South Africans live on the poverty line and COVID-19 has exposed massive…

Kevin RackMay 15, 2020

Covid-19

Bucket Collection

I've phoned Avela to find out whether the 25litre buckets are at the community centre for collection. Usually we transfer the soup or veg stew into large pots at the centre (from where they are…

Noleen ReadMay 15, 2020

Covid-19

Angels with Masks

I volunteered to be a driver for a feeding scheme organized by Muizenberg residents during the Corona Virus Lockdown. My main task is to take food, cooked and in bulk to Vrygrond, a nearby informal…

Paul WeinbergMay 1, 2020

Covid-19

In the Flightpath of the Birds at Dawn

I sit every dawn, in the Flightpath of the Birds. In the space between the setting of the moon and the rising of the sun. And all is well with the world. I breathe in…

Theresa WigleyApril 30, 2020

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.

Necessary

Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.