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HUB: Masturah Adams
The Bo-Kaap Cultural Hub is doing all it can to teach people about the Cape Muslim Culture, especially now during heritage month.
The head of Social Welfare at the hub Masturah Adams says they started the hub in December last year.
“The hub is an exhibition called Cradle to the Grave, it depicts the lifestyle of the Cape Muslim and Cape Malay Culture and Cuisine.
“When tourists visit the Bo-Kaap they are impressed with the colourful houses here.
“The hub shows how we live as Cape Malay Muslims and what we do,” she says.
In addition they also feed the needy people.
“The money we make from the hub we use to buy the food which we feed to the hungry not just in Bo-Kaap, but across the Cape Flats.
“Daily we try to make 300 litre pots which we feed 800 people from, including the homeless.”
Adams says the lockdown has also hit them hard because they are not getting any more tourists to the centre.
“It makes things really difficult for us because the hub is meant for tourists and they are not coming at all, so we are depending on locals to support us,” she says.
Adams says if you want a full Bo-Kaap experience visit the hub which operates seven days a week from 9am to 5pm, the entrance fee is R50 for adults and R30 for kids.