Wedge Gardens Treatment Centre’s occupational therapist, Ms Zainab Badat, decided to start a Wedge café every second Friday.
The idea behind the initiative was to identify some of the Wedge patients in need of vocational training and create a fun, interactive platform for this.
One group marketed and took orders for tea and scones.
The next group baked the scones and then served the café’s customers, which included fellow residents, staff members and residents of the nearby Thembalami care centre, which is also Rand Aid run and caters for vulnerable senior citizens.
“There was a manager who was in charge overall, who helped impart management skills,” said Wedge Garden’s manager, Ms Adèl Grobbelaar.
She said the menu will change every second week.
Thembalami Care Centre’s manager, Ms Elize Raath, said being invited to Wedge Gardens for tea was uplifting for her residents.
“They all came back in high spirits,” she said.
“The outing included those residents who seldom leave the premises,” said Ms Raath.
