PROJECTS
Play area of the private school in Fleurhof .
“ All of the people who have been living in squatter camps around here [ Fleurhof ] have been moved into RDP houses . They ’ ve been given full sectional title units ,” says project manager , Adrian Ford . Remaining squatters will be moved and placed upon completion of other units .
A few local businesses have sprouted , slowly industrialising the area . Fleurhof has four mixed use business centres , seven crèches , five religious sites , one community centre , three schools and 20 to 30 parks . There are plans to build a shopping centre with the country ’ s biggest chains operating from it .
National Student Financial Aid Scheme ( NSFAS ) chairperson and social entrepreneur , Sizwe Nxasana , has opened a private school in the area set to sculpt the leaders of tomorrow . The Future Nation Schools model is based on the project-based learning approach which is
aimed at getting learners to design , plan and execute extended projects by applying the theory they learn to solve real world problems . Nxasana says that the model also has a strong focus on cultivating personal and people leadership capabilities and entrepreneurship .
Manda Nkuhlu executive director at Calgro M3 , says that the housing issue is about changing historic lives and lifestyles of people . “ When you build a house you build a community , little villages . You provide a way of life , through building a way that families can integrate with people and families around them . You try to build them in such a way that the convenience of schools , healthcare and places of work and transport are close-by ,” he says . “ Affordable housing involves integrating different options , different households , different incomes and different people .”
Fleurhof housing project , a joint venture between government and the private sector .
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