This article examines contemporary pastoral praxis in addressing structural injustice within the Nomzamo Park informal settlement in Soweto, South Africa, contributing to the contextualization of practical theology and pastoral care in the African context. Nomzamo Park, which is characterized...
Reproductive Health (2020) 17:79 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-020-00938-3 RESEARCH Open Access Parent-child sexual and reproductive health communication among very young adolescents in Korogocho informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya Beatrice W Maina1,2* , Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie1 and ...
This paper presents the outcomes of the testing of the Autarky handwashing station, a technology that provides onsite treatment and recycling of handwashing water, in an informal settlement in Durban, South Africa. The transdisciplinary research approach adopted enabled the participation of multiple ...
1 Rand = US$7.49 in 2007 References Abbott, J. (2002a). A method based planning framework for informal settlement upgrading. Habitat International, 26, 317–333. Article Google Scholar Abbott, J. (2002b). An analysis of informal settlement upgrading and critique of existing methodological app...
A repeat longitudinal, intervention-evaluation study was conducted in 1999 (baseline), 2001 and 2002 in an informal settlement in Soweto, where an improved housing project (relocation to a new housing estate) was implemented in 2000. The aims of the study were to ascertain group and time ...
The test area is Soweto, anurban area in the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan area, in Gauteng, South Africa. We propose a new settlementtypology for efficient classification of formal and informal settlements via QuickBird satellite images. Following on, anautomated classification procedure based on ...
The test area is Soweto, an urban area in the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan area, in Gauteng, South Africa. We propose a new settlement typology for efficient classification of formal and informal settlements via QuickBird satellite images. Following on, an automated classification procedure based...
Table 1 provides basic information on demography and service provision in the three main areas of informal settlement. The total number of households was nearly 40,000 with 143,000 household members. Nearly 30% of the population were children under the age of 15 while over two-thirds were ...