Lionel addresses the stigmas that the homeless face every day

Lionel is a young man who is originally from Mpumalanga and moved to KwaZulu-Natal over a year ago. Unfortunately, he lost his job during hard lockdown last year, subsequently losing his home. With nowhere to go, he ended up on the streets of Durban and has taught himself how to sew and has been using the kitchen of the homeless rehab centre (where he volunteers) to hand sew these beautiful backpacks. Living on the street can't be easy. Having nowhere to bath, or get a good meal or a meal at all will take its toll on anyone. Lionel tells Keri that while osme of them may be unemployed, others are employed but earn very little money, therefore living on the steet. He also adresses the stigma that they are faced with, which is the belief that they are all criminals and drug addicts.