Transformation, Not Just Farming
"Our vision for the farm project is to see our community transformed as individuals are empowered to own a business, feed their families, and build brighter futures."
Erik has been part of the GLO Project team for over a year, serving as our driver. Originally from a small village in the Eastern Cape, he came to the Red Hill community nearly 30 years ago in search of a better life. For all of his 64 years, he had lived in a shack — never having the chance to own a solid home.
Through our livestock project, Erik purchased four piglets. With food from our wet waste project, those four became eight — and he sold them to feed his family and save toward a lifelong dream. In January 2025, he invested in another four, growing his stock to sixteen pigs. With that, Erik purchased his very first house — complete with a yard to raise pigs and chickens as he steps into retirement.
He is one of twelve community members who have started their own pig husbandry businesses through the GLO Project. When families are given resources, guidance, and opportunity, the benefits ripple outward — uplifting not only individual households but entire communities.