Township Life
-
Upload
greenwood-elementary-school -
Category
Education
-
view
1.747 -
download
5
Transcript of Township Life
![Page 1: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Life in a Township
A collection of pictures from the townships (informal settlements)
around Cape Town
![Page 2: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Township Facts
• Population of Townships 8-10 million (about twice the population of Minnesota)
• Total population of South Africa 40 million• Largest township is Khayelitsha with an
estimated 1,000,000 people.• Khayelitsha and Guguletu (population
350,000) are next to one another. Many of these pictures were taken in these two areas.
![Page 3: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Things to observe
• People work hard to earn a living• Township residents try to make the best out of
their circumstances. They work hard to improve their lives.
• Townships are homemade cities with as many modern conveniences as possible. What they don’t have they create on their own.
• Most shacks do not have running water or bathroom facilities. Sanitation is a major problem.
![Page 4: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Township Residents
• Laugh • Smile• Tell jokes• Play games• Cry• Yell• Show anger
• Hug• Forgive• Care• Show sympathy• Help• Dance• Live life
![Page 5: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Water TapUsually 1 for every 10 homes
![Page 6: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Danceline Members
![Page 7: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Fast Friends
![Page 8: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Home from School….notice the uniforms! All schools we saw required uniforms!
![Page 9: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Shacks
Remember, these are people’s homes. They are constructed with whatever they can find.
![Page 10: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Homes
![Page 11: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
![Page 12: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
![Page 13: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Each house contains an average of 4 people
![Page 14: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Each Shack needs an identification number
![Page 15: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Some constructions are on top of one another, making 2 story shacks
![Page 16: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Color helps identify ownership
![Page 17: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
![Page 18: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Notice the power lines. Because many residents cannot afford electricity, they tap into the main power lines illegally. Laws
against the practice are not enforced.
![Page 19: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
![Page 20: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Waterproofing is a problem. When it rains hard, homes are easily flooded.
![Page 21: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Some shacks are metal sheds.
![Page 22: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Others are completely made of wood
![Page 23: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
![Page 24: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
![Page 25: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
The government is issuing housing as a reparation for apartheid. Residents are put on a waiting list to get a brick home. The average wait period for a house is five to ten years.
![Page 26: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
These homes are uniform in shape and floorplan. Residents personalize their homes with decor.
![Page 27: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
Townships go for miles with a mix of brick houses, hostels, shacks, and shops.
![Page 28: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
![Page 29: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
Do you recognize these?
![Page 30: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
Shell Gas Station
![Page 31: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
Look Familiar?
![Page 32: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
Shopping mall. Yes, it looks very much like malls in the U.S.!
![Page 33: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
Medical Help
![Page 34: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
Local Clinic
![Page 35: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
Private Clinic
![Page 36: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
Traditional HealerBecause Western medicine is associated with “white man,” it is distrusted. So many residents turn to traditional healers, or sangomas, who use roots, herbs and other
natural substances to help the patient.
![Page 37: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
Schools
![Page 38: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
College campuses are vocational schools. This one is in the middle of the township of Guguletu.
![Page 39: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
School yard
![Page 40: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/40.jpg)
Primary School
![Page 41: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/41.jpg)
Primary School(Notice the fence!)
![Page 42: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/42.jpg)
![Page 43: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/43.jpg)
Creative ways of making a living
![Page 44: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/44.jpg)
Entrepreneurial Spirit
![Page 45: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/45.jpg)
Vegetable Stand
![Page 46: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/46.jpg)
Shoe Repair/Cell Phone Repair
![Page 47: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/47.jpg)
Barber
![Page 48: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/48.jpg)
Barber – Cell Phones
![Page 49: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/49.jpg)
Fruits and Vegetables
![Page 50: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/50.jpg)
Wood for Homes
![Page 51: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/51.jpg)
Hardware Store
![Page 52: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/52.jpg)
Repairing Homes
![Page 53: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/53.jpg)
Wall Art
![Page 54: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/54.jpg)
Please keep in mind:
• Most people want out of the townships, but discrimination, lack of education, and lack of employment opportunities prohibit this from happening.
• People try to make the best of their situation by working hard, getting an education and hoping that employment becomes available to pay a living wage.
![Page 55: Township Life](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081420/55651febd8b42a1a1d8b57a4/html5/thumbnails/55.jpg)
Community
• There is a thriving sense of community in the townships.
• Because privacy is challenged, people know intimately what is happening in their neighbors’ lives. There are friendships and cliques, hard feelings and envy.
• Even so, one who has very little is often assisted by neighbors who also have very little.
• Residents share a common sense of struggle.