BY RYAN FLETCHER THIS TOGETHER’ “


The human side is often forgot- ten amid rules and regulations and operating systems and we were being told ‘we can’t deal with you because you don’t fit the mould’. But people should have this as a choice. Unite helped us to preserve that.


Erwin Wennekes Unite Community member ”


and lives with his wife and two daughters in a house the family share with Botton villagers.


“We have a strong sense of community and togetherness, when elsewhere loneliness is a huge problem – even within families. We’re very lucky to be able to live as we do. Everyone here is unique and everyone contributes. There’s meaningful work and a common purpose. As co-workers we are doing this together (with the villagers), there’s a relationship and interdependence on both sides, which is how real people live,” said Erwin.


“The human side is often forgotten amid rules and regulations and operating systems and we were being told ‘we can’t deal with you because you don’t fit the mould’. But people should have this as a choice. Unite helped us to preserve that.”


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