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5th April 2020

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Meet the team: Amanda Kirk, OBSID CEO I have 29 ye

Meet the team: Amanda Kirk, OBSID CEO
I have 29 years of corporate HR experience and HR and operations contracting to a variety of NPO’s. I’ve been with OBSID since April 2018.
The role of OBSID CEO is a challenging and rewarding one – needing good common sense, the ability to retain loads of information, to see the big picture and be risk aware but ready to implement new ideas. A good sense of humour is essential!
The OBSID team is strong and I have great support. We trust each other to do our jobs and do them well.
We always keep the focus on delivering our core programmes well but are also working on new projects and ideas. We’re very excited about our projects this year – work-based rehabilitation and supportive housing for people who previously lived on the streets, our partnership with Communitree on strategic green infrastructure and fynbos restoration, activating the findings of Open Streets’ study on the Village Green and our latest project to tell the story of Observatory through heritage and memorialization. Our work is all about making good places for people to enjoy as a community.
#OBSID #ObservatoryCapeTown #ILoveObs

#OBSID weekly public safety update (22/6 to 28/6):

#OBSID weekly public safety update (22/6 to 28/6):

Please be careful, be aware and report anything suspicious to our 24/7/365 control room by calling 021 447 1066 or using WhatsApp - 074 636 9933.

We use all this information to adjust our patrols and staff deployment throughout our area.

If you’re a victim of crime, please report it to SAPS – remember, even minor crimes should be reported.

The OBSID public safety team completed 41 proactive actions this week – advising the community of open doors and gates, unlocked cars, visible valuables in cars and other risks.

We recorded 13 incidents this week (note - reports to SAPS may differ):
• Theft of copper piping – Lower Main Road
• Theft of metal letter box – Strubens Road
• Theft of cell phone – Lower Main Road
• Theft of items from property – Nuttall Road
• Theft out of motor vehicle boot – Lower Main Road
• Theft out of motor vehicle – Bowden Road
• Attempted theft of bicycle – Merrick Street
• Housebreaking, theft of items – Kimberley Road
• Housebreaking, theft of items – Lower Main Road
• Business break in, theft of items – Lower Main Road
• Assault – Lytton Street
• Malicious damage to property – vehicle window smashed, nothing taken – Arnold Street
• Malicious damage to property – vehicle window smashed, nothing taken – Clifton Terrace.

#OBSIDSAFETY #OBSID #ILOVEOBS #OBSERVATORYCAPETOWN

Our three mobile kiosks, positioned within the OBS

Our three mobile kiosks, positioned within the OBSID boundaries, are there to act as visual deterrents to crime. If you spot anything suspicious, please contact our 24/7 control room on 021-447-1066 or WhatsApp on 074 636 9933. #OBSID #KeepingObsSafe #OBSIDSAFETY #ObservatoryCapeTown #ILoveObs

Meet the team: Zusakhe Voyi, Social Development Pr

Meet the team: Zusakhe Voyi, Social Development Programme Coordinator, OBSID

I grew up in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. In 2012 I graduated from Vulamazibuko High School and in 2013 I enrolled for the Bachelor of Social Work degree at University of Fort Hare. I graduated in May 2017.

After graduating, I moved to Cape Town and worked at Edgars as an assistant for 3 months. From August 2017 to March 2018 I worked as an online tutor, teaching English for Pangea Online. From March 2018 to January 2019 I completed an internship at the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform in Stellenbosch.

In February 2019 I started working at Age-In-Action as a social worker. I really enjoyed working with the elderly and assisting with community and outreach work.

I started working at OBSID as a Social Development Programme Coordinator in the middle of June 2021. I’m looking forward to interacting with the community. I’m not much of an office person; I cannot wait to get out into the community and build relationships with our clients. OBSID does great work with the vulnerable and people living on the streets and I cannot wait to serve, assist and get involved.

I believe life is meant to be enjoyed, this doesn’t mean we must be careless or irresponsible, but we must make the most of every opportunity to spread joy and put a smile on someone’s face.

I enjoy the outdoors. I love going on picnics with my friends. I watch lots of movies; my favourite genres are action, comedy and sci-fi.

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#Communitree and #OBSID – greening Observatory

#Communitree and #OBSID – greening Observatory

Big thanks to our team of greening volunteers who came out on the 5th and 19th of June 2021 – with the plants they’d grown from cuttings – to green up the station concourse.

Lots of seedlings and young plants were planted out as part of our fynbos restoration strategy for the public spaces of Observatory.

Shout out also to Llewelyn Nomdoe and #Green4Life Gardeners for their excellent work in edging and mulching the planting beds. We’re looking forward to seeing this and other green spaces grow over the next few years!

#ILOVEOBS #OBSERVATORYCAPETOWN #OBSIDSPACES

#ObzRainbowHouse: help us keep the house open thro

#ObzRainbowHouse: help us keep the house open through winter 2021.

Thanks to our community partner, @obspastakitchen, for coming on board as our fundraising partner.

S18A tax certificates will be issued for donations of R1 000-00 or more.

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OBSID’s supportive housing project, The Obz Rain

OBSID’s supportive housing project, The Obz Rainbow House, is a combination of housing and services intended as a cost-effective way to help people live more stable, productive lives. Applying “housing first” principles, this type of housing resource, offered with less conditions regarding substance use or mental health treatment, has been shown to be an effective way of addressing homelessness.

If you would like donate towards Obz Rainbow House, please email ceo@obsid.org.za or call 021 448 7090. #Streetscapes #ObzRainbowHouse #OBSID #OBSIDPEOPLE #OBSIDSPACES #ILOVEOBS #OBSERVATORYCAPETOWN

Prevention is better than cure. We are calling on

Prevention is better than cure. We are calling on all Obs residents to be proactive when it comes to safety in our community. Please remove all valuables from your vehicle and keep your car doors and property doors and gates locked. Report all crime and suspicious activity to SAPS and the 24/7/365 OBSID control room. #OBSID #KeepingObsSafe #OBSIDSAFETY #ObservatoryCapeTown #ILoveObs

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