louise.cobbett
Researcher
Cape Town
Graduated from the University of Leeds with an MA in 2009. Currently lives in Cape Town working for an INGO Cape Town
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The backyard dwellers of Cape Town rise up
It is commonly acknowledged that those living in informal settlements are socially excluded and are in need of more interventions from Government, but the plight of the Backyard Dwellers in Cape Town is often forgotten entirely. They are neither heard nor seen by the broader Cape Town citizenry or even by the powers that be. Hidden behind vibo-crete walls and formal houses the shocking conditions that they have to endure remain virtually invisible