The Victoria Mxenge Housing Project: Women Building Communities Through Social Activism and Informal Learning - Softcover
At the beginning of South Africa's democratic change, in 1994, the Victoria Mxenge Housing Project was founded by a group of 12 women who lived in shacks on the barren outskirts of Cape Town. These women had come from rural areas and were poor, vulnerable and semi-literate. Yet they learned how to build, negotiate with the government and NGOs, architects and building experts, and form alliances with homeless social movements locally and internationally, in India and Brazil. The desolate piece of land they occupied is now a thriving, sustainable community of more than 5 000 houses. Over a period of 10 years the author tracked the history of the Victoria Mxenge Housing Association, from its start as a development organisation to its evolution into a social movement and then as a service provider. The text weaves together perspectives on the usefulness as well as limitations of 'popular education' or informal learning. It highlights the value of local and traditional knowledge, experiential learning, and learning in an informal context, and illustrates how women relate to and interact with knowledge. It taps into the growing international interest in social, or 'citizen' learning in the context of the growth of social movements. This book is a welcome addition to the literature for adult education students and social activists throughout the developing world.
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About the Author:
Salma Ismail is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Higher Education and Development at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She convenes and teaches on the Adult Education programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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“[A]n excellent contribution to the adult education and development literature, to the understanding of social movements, and to recent South African political and social history.” —Professor John Holford, Robert Peers Chair, University of Nottingham
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- PublisherUniversity Of Cape Town Press
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1919895523
- ISBN 13 9781919895529
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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The Victoria Mxenge Housing Project: Women Building Communities Through Social Activism and Informal Learning
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