Abstract
There are four million homeless people in South Africa. Nearly one million people in Cape Town live in slums or squatter settlements alone. Victoria Mxenge was the first of the housing projects founded by the South African Homeless People's Federation in the 1990s in Khayalitsha, a huge sprawling township outside Cape Town. A small oasis in a seemingly infinite sea of neat houses, a creche, an office built from old, brightly painted shipping containers and a small shop selling basic essentials. Behind it, and beyond the railway line that carries commuters into the city, the endless shacks stretch out to the distant horizon -- and the distinctive outlines of Table Mountain.
Over 70,000 very poor women belong to the Homeless People's Federation, which was founded to transform the suffering of shack dwellers in South Africa and provide them with the opportunities and choices they had been denied under apartheid. This episode of City Life tells the story of three women shack dwellers.
Over 70,000 very poor women belong to the Homeless People's Federation, which was founded to transform the suffering of shack dwellers in South Africa and provide them with the opportunities and choices they had been denied under apartheid. This episode of City Life tells the story of three women shack dwellers.
Subject
Urbanization -- Social aspects -- South Africa, Homeless persons -- Housing -- South Africa, Squatter settlements -- South Africa, Globalization -- Economic aspects, Globalization -- Social aspects, City and town life -- South Africa, South African Homeless Peoples' Federation, South Africa -- Economic conditions, South Africa -- Social conditions
Series
City Life
Contributors
Strasburg, Toni (director), Strasburg, Toni (writer), Markovitz, Steven (producer), Gawin, Luke (producer), Richards, Jenny (editor), Mosuhll, Malefane (commentator), Ngubeni, Thami (narrator), Television Trust for the Environment (producer), BBC Worldwide Ltd. (contributor), Bullfrog Films (distributor)
Duration
00:27:31 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
adult/continuing education, intermediate (grades 7-9), college
Copyright Holder
| Name | Bullfrog Films (Firm) |
| Role | distributor |
| Telephone | 800-543-3764 |
| Address | Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149Oley, PA 19547 |
| [email protected] |
Copyright Date
2001-01-01
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