Sisters are Building it for Themselves: How the Victoria Mxenge women changed the housing game

It's a story that deserves to be told – and celebrated – more: the tale of a small group of impoverished, homeless women who grew tired of waiting for the government to build them houses, and did it themselves. A new book recounts the history of the Victoria Mxenge Housing Project, one of South Africa's most remarkable and inspiring social movements. By REBECCA DAVIS.