Imizamo Yethu (
Xhosa
Xhosa may refer to:
* Xhosa people, a nation, and ethnic group, who live in south-central and southeasterly region of South Africa
* Xhosa language, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, principally spoken by the Xhosa people
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, meaning "Our Efforts" and commonly known as Mandela Park or IY) is an informal settlement in the greater
Hout Bay
Hout Bay (, meaning "Wood Bay") is a seaside suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated in a valley on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula, twenty kilometres south of the Central business district of ...
Valley area.
The 18 hectare settlement houses approximately 33 600 people..
Infrastructure
The community living conditions were improved by the
Niall Mellon Township Trust with their People's Housing Process in 2002. This non-profit organisation based in Ireland sent volunteers to build several hundred basic homes for individuals in Imizamo Yethu.
Tourism industry
Residents provide tours of the preschool, day care, barber shop, auto shop, orphanage, grocery store and local pub. Many locals will also invite tourists into their homes where they sell hand-made bead work and jewellery.
2017 Fire
On 11 and 12 March 2017, a large section of Imizamo Yethu was devastated by fires that killed three people, destroyed 3,500 homes and displaced 15,000 people.
References
External links
Home of Hopein Imizamo Yethu
{{Cape Town, communities
Suburbs of Cape Town
Townships in the Western Cape