Thursday was a great day for Broccoli, what we have been planning and planning for nearly a year now, finally came to fruition in a full circle. We worked with Desmond Tutu HIV testing and in exchange for taking an HIV test, we printed out R80.00 (±$11) food vouchers that are redeemable at any Pick n Pay. Getting to this stage was a notion that I have become enamoured with -  “gradually then suddenly” – all things of consequence seem to follow this simple truth.

A central theme behind The Broccoli Project is ‘rewards that matter’ – and when considering that the people that we deal with don’t have a regular income if any, it becomes meaningful to provide a means of access to food.

Some of the men – young, intelligent and willing to work but without work – what are the options to feed and shelter themselves and their families, it is saddening to see this and it is a common sight around the country.

One of the men said to me “I am so happy with this voucher, I can buy some food now for me and my children” – heartbreaking.