Tuesday 26 February 2013

Walk'n Soweto

Mzimhlophe (zone 11)

Mzimhlophe is one of the oldest townships in the country, and is situated in the far west of Soweto, Johannesburg. There are about 870 formal households and three informal settlements in the area. Unemployment is high, and about 20% of the population has low literacy levels. The majority of adults are pensioners, and poverty is a big problem.
Mzimhlope is  located in the middle of the township and caters for  vulnerable children within a 5 km radius. They refer children  in need of health services to the Motswaledi Clinic across the road from us. The clinic has been kind enough to allocate a piece of land on their ground to the cbo  for a food garden. Mzimhlope has a  good relationship with another organisation which  works with orphans and vulnerable children in the area. They work with three primary schools and one high school in the neighbourhood.

Thursday 21 February 2013

Wednesday 20 February 2013

Soweto

Soweto is an urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships