Tag: Soweto

South Africa: The Informal Job Economy

August 23, 2013

[vimeo 72590992] The historic scarcity of work opportunities, resultant chronic high unemployment coupled with apartheid-era laws sparked an entrepreneurial spirit among many South Africans as a means of survival. Today, within townships such as Alexandra and

Collen Tshazi has lived most of his life in Kliptown where he now works with KYP to educate the young Kliptown residents.

Youth Program Lifts Up Community

August 16, 2013

Like many recent college graduates Collen Tshazi returned home after earning his degree. Unlike most young twenty-somethings it wasn’t the comforts of home or the need to save money that brought Tshazi back to where

Soweto: Schools Help Fight Hunger

August 15, 2011 charper

https://vimeo.com/27584232] High levels of unemployment, underemployment and homelessness have led to an increase in the levels of poverty and hunger across South Africa. Educators recognize that hungry children do not concentrate well. With limited resources,

Soweto: School Has Too Many Students and Too Few Teachers

August 12, 2011 charper

Imagine a learning environment where classroom windows are cracked, doors are broken, desks are vandalized, and bathrooms are dark and unsanitary. Imagine a learning environment where learners shiver in cold classrooms in the frigid winter

Soweto: Students Overcome Poor Facilities with Desire to Learn

August 11, 2011 charper

https://vimeo.com/27549826] Nghungunyani Secondary School is home to 714 learners–many from working class homes and others from informal settlements throughout Soweto. Nghungunyani is located in Tshiawelo, a section at the western end of the vast Soweto

Soweto: Cutting Hair for a Cause

July 22, 2011

https://vimeo.com/26683923] Maponya Mall is the largest mall in Soweto, home to designer grocery and clothing stores, speciality stores, financial services and, of course, beauty and hair salons, many of which participate in the Hairdressers of