Before long, Coetzee began to assist Adams in rebuilding shacks in Cape Town and its surrounds. He now works at The Shackbuilder full time. When Adams realised the circumstances in which Coetzee lived he decided to rebuild his home as well.
“The informal housing sector is an enormous problem in our area and the Western Cape. There are places where five to six shacks are erected in one yard. Families all use the same toilet and water tap. It affects their dignity to a very great extent,” Coetzee says. “If we can train more shack builders and they can deliver services in the community, it will be beneficial for two reasons. One, they can help improve people’s quality of life and secondly, help fight the unemployment rate,” Coetzee says. He recalls the day when the team asked five “corner boys” — who are generally perceived as petty criminals — to accompany them to break down a shack, clean it up and build a new one.
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