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Blikkiesdorp is a so-called 'temporary relocation area' for poor South Africans evicted from their homes
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The camp consists of hundreds of tin shacks and is located miles from Cape Town. Many were moved due to preparations for the 2010 World Cup
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Spraypainted numbers are used to identify each shack in the settlement
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Meaning 'Tin Town' in Afrikaans, Blikkiesdorp is named after the corrugated shacks which house up to three generations of one family
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Lacking in public services, conditions in the camp are unsanitary
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A Blikkiesdorp resident uses a pair of scissors to show the poor quality of the walls of his shack
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Many residents manually remove the walls of their shacks in the summer. Temperatures inside can get up to 55°C
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The heavy police presence in the camp makes many residents equate it with a concentration camp
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People rely on food rations to survive
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Children queue for food hand-outs
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Lacking traditional toys, children play around a skip
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A child plays with a tyre
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20 miles away from the glamour of the World Cup, Blikkiesdorp children play football
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A victim of arson, this resident hasn't been offered any alternative housing by the government. As a result she has no choice but to live in the remains of her shack
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Ouma Magdalena, 92, is the oldest resident of Blikkiesdorp and is still on the housing waiting list
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Isolated from the city, people are forced to find other ways to earn money. This resident has set up a shop in her home
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This woman uses her home as a hairdressers
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Residents use their ingenuity to survive. This resident makes things from scrap metal to sell
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Children also get involved in finding whatever they can amongst the rubbish to make money, as part of the camp's "informal economy"