| Imizamo Yethu | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -34.0167°N 39°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Cape Town |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.57 |
| Population Total: | 15538 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 91.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3.7% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 4.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 59.5% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 10.7% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 4.7% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 3.4% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 21.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 7806 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Imizamo Yethu (Xhosa, meaning "Our Efforts" and commonly known as Mandela Park or IY[2]) is an informal settlement in the greater Hout Bay Valley area.The 18 hectare settlement houses approximately 33 600 people..
The community living conditions were improved by the Niall Mellon Township Trust with their People's Housing Process in 2002. This non-profit organisation based in Ireland sent volunteers to build several hundred basic homes for individuals in Imizamo Yethu.[3]
Residents provide tours of the preschool, day care, barber shop, auto shop, orphanage, grocery store and local pub. Many locals will also invite tourists into their homes where they sell hand-made bead work and jewellery.[4]
On 11 and 12 March 2017, a large section of Imizamo Yethu was devastated by fires that killed three people, destroyed 3,500 homes and displaced 15,000 people.[5]