Carol Fisher

Running a community centre in Cape Town means juggling winter rainfall seasons, electrical load shedding, rising operational costs, and the practical realities of serving neighbourhoods where resources stretch thin. Carol Fisher manages the day-to-day work of keeping facilities open and accessible—maintaining a space that functions reliably regardless of whether the municipality's water schedule is restricted, whether the lights stay on, or whether funding arrives on schedule. It's the unglamorous infrastructure work: booking rooms fairly, fixing what breaks, ensuring hygiene standards, and ensuring the building itself doesn't become a problem that distracts from the mission. The centre only works if someone is thinking through those logistics constantly.