Paul du Toit, Tracy Lynch, Sam Scarborough and others, who worked side-by-side with the leaners on some incredible works of art.In 2014, Rock Girl partnered with Cecile and Boyd on their mobile Art Room in a container, which is a World Design Capital project. And in 2016, Cecile and Boyd Foundation sponsored the refurbishment of our first BRAVE mobile studio, located in an overland truck shared with Greenpop. The Rock Girls also created a library, murals, and advocated for bullet-resistent fencing and the demolition of their asbestos-contaminated school building.
In November 2016, as a result of the advocacy efforts of the Rock Girls and their families, the Western Cape Department of Education built and opened a brand new school for Red River Primary, that includes a library, Safe Spaces for girls and boys, and sports fields, all contained within a bullet-resistent fence.
The first 60 girls who joined as Rock Girls in grade 5 all successfully matriculated to grade 8 to start high school, an incredible success given 40% of girls in South Africa drop out after grade 7.
