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MANENBERG

Day Five: Our plan for Manenberg

The Rock Girls visit a court and come up with some ideas to make Manenberg safer.

  • Victoria John
4 min read
Unequal: Only 16% of the population have medical schemes and private healthcare. The rest must make do with public hospitals when they fall ill.
MANENBERG

Day four: ‘The first time a girl told me she was raped’

Day four of their road trip saw the Rock Girls say goodbye to Helensvale, but not before forming a lasting bond with many of the young girls they met.

  • Victoria John
4 min read
Girls from New Brighton and Helensvale joining the Rock Girls on the overland vehicle to share stories.
MANENBERG

Day Three: ‘It’s a lot like Manenberg’

Day three of their road trip saw the Rock Girls visiting New Brighton and Helenvale to share stories with the young girls who live there.

  • Victoria John
3 min read
Some of the Rock Girls members on the overland vehicle on the second day of their first ever road trip seeing how other girls in South Africa live.
MANENBERG

Day two: Rock Girls go into the wild

A group of girls from notoriously violent Manenberg has embarked on a series of road trips around South Africa. They document their experiences here.

  • Victoria John
5 min read