‘Not just numbers!’ Homeless people as potential economic contributors in Tshwane

Figures & data

Table 1. Capacity in health care.

Health care	Male	Female	Total
Caring for the elderly	4	19	23
Caring for the mentally ill	1	7	8
Caring for the sick	6	25	31
Caring for the physically disabled or developmentally disabled	1	12	13
Bathing	1	18	19
Feeding	1	19	20
Preparing special diets	7	21	28
Help with exercising and escorting	0	15	15
Grooming	0	17	17
Dressing	2	22	24
Make the person feel at ease	3	23	26

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 2. Capacity in office work.

Capacity in office work	Male	Female	Total
Typing	6	14	20
Operating an adding machine/calculator	4	11	15
Filing alphabetically/numerically	0	13	13
Taking telephone messages	8	21	29
Writing business letters (not typing)	7	11	18
Receiving telephone orders	10	19	29
Operating switchboard	4	8	12
Keep track of supplies	4	13	17
Shorthand or speedwriting	0	8	8
Bookkeeping	2	11	13
Entering information into a computer	4	10	14
Word processing	3	12	15

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 3. Capacity in construction and repair.

Capacity in construction and repair	Male	Female	Total
Painting	27	5	32
Porch construction and repair	9	1	10
Tearing down buildings	14	2	16
Knocking out walls	16	3	19
Wall papering	13	3	16
Furniture repairs	13	1	14
Repairing locks	13	1	14
Building garages	3	1	4
Bathroom modernisation	3	0	3
Building room additions	3	0	3
Tile work	13	2	15
Installing drywall and taping	7	1	8
Plumbing repairs	12	2	14
Electrical repairs	7	1	8
Bricklaying and masonry	12	2	14
Cabinet making	1	0	1
Kitchen modernisation	1	0	1
Furniture making	3	2	5
Installing insulation	4	0	4
Plastering	13	3	16
Soldering and welding	7	1	8
Concrete work (sidewalks)	9	1	10
Installing floor coverings	6	1	7
Repairing chimneys	2	0	2
Installing windows	9	1	10
Building swimming pools	1	0	1
Carpentry skills	7	0	7
Roofing repair or installation	3	2	5
Heating/cooling system installation	1	0	1
Putting on siding	0	0	0

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 4. Capacity in maintenance.

Capacity in maintenance	Male	Female	Total
Window washing	19	26	45
Floor waxing and mopping	18	24	42
Washing and cleaning carpets/rugs	17	25	42
Routing clogged drains	8	9	17
General household cleaning	15	23	38
Fixing leaky faucets	14	5	19
Mowing lawns	22	5	27
Planting and caring for gardens	21	15	36
Pruning trees and shrubbery	18	6	24
Cleaning/maintaining swimming pools	13	4	17
Flooring sanding or stripping	8	0	8
Wood stripping/refinishing	13	2	15

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 5. Capacity in food.

Capacity in food	Male	Female	Total
Catering	9	24	33
Serving food to large numbers (over 10 individuals)	15	24	39
Preparing meals for large numbers (over 10 individuals)	10	23	33
Clearing/setting tables for people (over 10 individuals)	15	23	38
Washing dishes for people (over 10 individuals)	16	25	41
Operating commercial food	4	15	19
Running preparation equipment	1	3	4
Bartending	9	8	17
Meat cutting	13	13	26
Baking	6	13	19

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 6. Capacity in child care.

Capacity in child care	Male	Female	Total
Caring for babies (under one year old)	0	20	20
Caring for children (one to six years old)	2	22	24
Caring for children (seven to 13 years old)	0	20	20
Taking children on field trips	1	12	13

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 7. Capacity in transportation.

Capacity in transportation	Male	Female	Total
Driving a car	5	3	8
Driving a van	6	1	7
Driving a bus	1	1	2
Driving a taxi	2	1	3
Driving a tractor	0	0	0
Driving a commercial truck	1	0	1
Driving a vehicle/delivering goods	2	0	2
Hauling	3	0	3
Operating farm equipment	0	0	0
Driving an ambulance	0	0	0

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 8. Capacity in operating equipment and repairing machinery.

Capacity in operating equipment and repairing machinery	Male	Female	Total
Repairing radios, televisions, VCRs, tape recorders	6	2	8
Repairing other small appliances	6	3	9
Repairing automobiles	0	0	0
Repairing trucks/bodies	0	0	0
Using a forklift	0	0	0
Repairing large household equipment (e.g. refrigerator)	2	1	3
Repairing heating and air conditioning systems	2	0	2
Operating a dump truck	0	0	0
Fixing washers/dryers	1	0	1
Operating a crane	0	0	0

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 9. Capacity in supervision.

Capacity in supervision	Male	Female	Total
Writing reports	15	16	31
Filling out forms	14	21	35
Planning work for other people	14	14	28
Directing the work of other people	11	15	26
Making a budget	8	15	23
Keeping a record of all your activities	7	20	27
Interviewing people	6	11	17

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 10. Capacity in sales.

Capacity in sales	Male	Female	Total
Operating a cash register	2	16	18
Selling products wholesale	8	5	13
Selling products retail	9	11	20
Selling services	8	6	14
How have you sold these products or services?
Door to door	15	3	18
Telephone	1	4	5
Mail	1	1	2
In store	2	1	3
At home	4	4	8

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 11. Capacity in music.

Capacity in music	Male	Female	Total
Singing	8	14	22
Play an instrument (which instrument?)	5	1	6

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 12. Capacity in security.

Capacity in security	Male	Female	Total
Guarding a residential property	13	3	16
Guarding a commercial property	12	3	15
Guarding industrial property	13	2	15
Armed guard	4	0	4
Crowd control	12	2	14
Ushering at major events	8	5	13
Installing alarms or security systems	1	0	1
Fire fighting	2	2	4

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 13. Capacity in community skills.

Capacity in community skills	Male	Female	Total
Boy scouts/girl scouts	0	7	7
Church fundraisers	0	17	17
Bingo	0	0	0
School parents’ associations	0	8	8
Sports team	8	6	14
Camp trips for children	0	9	9
Field trips	0	8	8
Political campaigns	5	3	8
Block clubs	0	2	2
Community groups	0	14	14
Yard sales (jumble sales)	0	2	2
Church suppers/meals	0	16	16
Community gardens	0	9	9
Neighbourhood organisation	2	9	11
Other groups or community work	3	6	9

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.

Table 14. Other capacities.

Other capacities	Male	Female	Total
Upholstering	2	2	4
Sewing	9	15	24
Dressmaking	1	7	8
Crocheting	1	4	5
Knitting	5	5	10
Tailoring	3	1	4
Moving furniture or equipment to different locations	16	8	24
Managing property	3	3	6
Assisting in classroom	4	11	15
Hairdressing	2	8	10
Hair cutting	14	6	20
Telephone surveys	1	2	3
Jewellery or watch repair	1	1	2

Source: Meal of Peace project, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.