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General Issues
Housing
Human Rights & Civil Rights
Social Welfare
Specific Topics
Affordable Housing
Human Rights
Poverty
Location
Cape Town
Western Cape
South Africa
Links
Reclaim the City - How the movement started
Ndifuna Ukwazi & Reclaim the City Joint Statement (Aug 2024) "Cissie Gool House proposed eviction"
Start Date
Ongoing
Yes

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Cissie Gool House

Cissie Gool House, banner, photographed June 2024 – Credit: Jesi Carson
Cissie Gool House, co-design exhibition, photographed June 2024 – Credit: Jesi Carson
Cissie Gool House, co-design exhibition poster, photographed June 2024 – Credit: Jesi Carson
August 21, 2025 Sarah Perry, Participedia Team
October 9, 2024 Jesi Carson, Participedia Team
General Issues
Housing
Human Rights & Civil Rights
Social Welfare
Specific Topics
Affordable Housing
Human Rights
Poverty
Location
Cape Town
Western Cape
South Africa
Links
Reclaim the City - How the movement started
Ndifuna Ukwazi & Reclaim the City Joint Statement (Aug 2024) "Cissie Gool House proposed eviction"
Start Date
Ongoing
Yes
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This resident-led, self-governed occupation transformed a former hospital in the Woodstock neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa into a home and community for over 350 households that would otherwise be homeless, primarily vulnerable women, children and elders.

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Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

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What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

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