What is Philippi Village?
{{complex|date=August 2023}} [[File:Philippi Village looking over Browns Farm 20200407 132052.jpg|thumb|Philippi Village hub]] '''Philippi Village''' is community development hub which is home to entrepreneurs and small business owners with retail, office and event space as well as sporting, educational and cultural facilities.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Staff reporter|first=Staff reporter|date=October 2022|title=Philippi Village brings safe space for thriving businesses.|pages=1|work=Cape Argus|url=https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/philippi-village-brings-safe-space-for-thriving-businesses-35e54c1c-46ba-49b5-8808-3bd25ba62f3c|access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref> It is in [[Cape Town]]’s Cape Flats area and it focuses in providing collaborative workspaces for small and micro business owners as well as creating employment opportunities and upskilling the local Philippi community. It also provides a vibrant and safe place for social engagement <ref>{{Cite web|title=Philippi Village a space for people to find inspiration|url=https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/640/132885.html|access-date=2023-06-16|website=Bizcommunity|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tilburg|first=Linda van|date=2023-03-08|title=Tech alone cannot create successful townships - Philippi village CEO|url=https://www.biznews.com/good-hope-project/2023/03/08/tech-alone-cannot-create-successful-townships-philippi|access-date=2023-06-16|website=BizNews.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> Philippi Village was founded by [[Bushra Razack]], an award-winning social entrepreneur, change agent, humanitarian and community development specialist.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mkalipi|first=Mzwanele|title='It’s an ongoing process': Hub empowers local community|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/community-newspaper/city-vision/its-an-ongoing-process-hub-empowers-local-community-20221020|access-date=2023-06-16|website=News24|language=en-US}}</ref> She was born in [[Cape Town]] and used to grew up in and orphanage with seventy other children. At the age of twelve, she represented