The AMP aims to teach the refugees entrepreneurial skills which would enable them to contribute to the country's economy.

One of the refugees Tapiwe said: "I am 15; both my parents are dead; and I was looking for work to look after my younger sister. When I got to Beitbridge I met up with two guys who asked for R150 to help me cross the border. We crossed on to the South African side, where there were two different guys who were supposed to get me to the N1.

"They asked for all the money I had, or they would beat me up. I had nothing left after this. They left me on the N1. I walked from 9pm to about 4am the next day, to Mesina.

"I then walked another 41km around the farms, looking for work. I didn't have any luck. A white man came looking for plasterers and although I didn't know how, I said I did. He paid me R150, and I boarded a train to Petersburg. There another white man took me to a big farm where we were paid R500 per month. I was then told I was too young and had to leave.

I walked 71km back to Petersburg. Eventually I boarded a train to Cape Town Station, where I was told that people stayed under the Culemborg Bridge. This is how I was found by Gahlia."

Every day there are new faces that find refuge under Culemborg Bridge, new faces for the AMP to help. They depend on donations for food and clothes. They are also in need of volunteers, transport to distribute the food, starter packs, sewing machines and training for the unskilled youth. They need your contributions to keep the project going.

You can make a contribution here:

Bank: Standard Bank South Africa
Branch Code: 02510901 (Claremont)
Account Type: Cheque
Account No: 072548398
Account Name: The Adonis Musati Project

You can contact AMP at:

Telephone: +2721 448 3348 or 082 902 8781
Fax No: (021) 086 544 1380
Email: gayle@adonismusatiproject.org
Website: www.adonismusatiproject.org