Social Project Manenberg

Our partner community in Manenberg (the Church of the Holy Family) has started a school-after-care-project since 2010 (in cooperation with the Amy-Biehl-Fondation).

Because of drugs, poverty and gansterism, Manenberg is a highly dangerous area, robbery and killings are daily occurrences. Children who are exposed to these circumstances are naturally drawn in to this kind of life.

Since the summer of 2010, children who previously have been on the streets during the day and were tempted to join violent gangs, are invited to afternoon courses in the community centre. The courses run from Monday to Thursday between 3pm and 6pm. There are different activities:
Sport, breakdance (picture), painting, music, cooking and so on.

The children and teenagers are instructed by professional teachers; they become creatively occupied and have a lot of fun. The limitations allow only for 150 children to participate, and this limit is already reached. Many young people of Manenberg still want to join the programme.

Every afternoon the children receive food, alternating between sandwiches and hot food.

We as the German-Speaking Catholic Community are committed to support and participate in this project. The priests are busy planning future projects and our community supports the Manenberg project by means of food donations and general financial support.