Panda's squatters risk wildlife attacks for farm jobs

Squatters, or as they call themselves, informal settlers live here in small mud houses with roofs hammered together out of fragile wood and covered with black plastics. The houses are not much to look at and the huts most probably cannot handle harsh weather conditions like floods. Most of these squatters spend most of their time working in the commercial farms that dominate Pandamatenga and thus, the “slums” are quiet during the day.

There is no electricity and plumbing in these makeshift homes and therefore sanitation and cleanliness is wanting. These are unlike the prefabricated shacks made of corrugated zinc sheets erected by urban squatters in the cities. These are makeshift homes made by settlers who are on the go and only there for seasonal farming activities like planting and harvesting.