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This is the Cape Flats in Manenberg, Cape Town, South Africa. This is where all the Black people were moved to from District Six in the 1950's when District Six was a designated "white's only" area. The Cape Flats is having to deal with major Gang issues and people familiar with Ross Kemp's gangs program will know that he came to the Cape Flats to film his documentary on Gangs In Manenberg.

Back in June 2009 I started fundraising with 12 other students from Yale College to go on a skill sharing college trip to South Africa. Overall we had students from the arts faculty (my faculty), catering, sport and hair and beauty fundraise £1200 to make it to Cape Town on the 16th of February 2010. We stayed for 12 days and visited Robben Island, V&A Waterfront, Athlone Stadium, Bo Kaap, District Six Museum, Flea markets, Aquila Safari, Langa Pottery Museum, Talfalah Primary School, Manenberg High School, Khayletsha Aids Orphanage, Table Mountain, Cape Point, Boulder’s Beach, Camps Bay Beach and Rustenberg Vineyard. The primary reason why we went was to visit the schools in order to share our skills that we've developed at college and to be the first Welsh college to connect with Cape Town. The people of Cape Town were fascinated with our country they've never heard of before and enjoyed talking with us. Overall the trip was a great success, we bonded with the people, shared skills, learnt about each other's lives and cultures and had a very emotional experience that will stay with us forever. The money I earn from the photos I've taken in South Africa will go towards returning to Cape Town with the college next year and donated to the aids orphanage.

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This is the Cape Flats in Manenberg, Cape Town, South Africa. This is where all the Black people were moved to from District Six in the 1950's when District Six was a designated "white's only" area. The Cape Flats is having to deal with major Gang issues and people familiar with Ross Kemp's gangs program will know that he came to the Cape Flats to film his documentary on Gangs In Manenberg.

Back in June 2009 I started fundraising with 12 other students from Yale College to go on a skill sharing college trip to South Africa. Overall we had students from the arts faculty (my faculty), catering, sport and hair and beauty fundraise £1200 to make it to Cape Town on the 16th of February 2010. We stayed for 12 days and visited Robben Island, V&A Waterfront, Athlone Stadium, Bo Kaap, District Six Museum, Flea markets, Aquila Safari, Langa Pottery Museum, Talfalah Primary School, Manenberg High School, Khayletsha Aids Orphanage, Table Mountain, Cape Point, Boulder’s Beach, Camps Bay Beach and Rustenberg Vineyard. The primary reason why we went was to visit the schools in order to share our skills that we've developed at college and to be the first Welsh college to connect with Cape Town. The people of Cape Town were fascinated with our country they've never heard of before and enjoyed talking with us. Overall the trip was a great success, we bonded with the people, shared skills, learnt about each other's lives and cultures and had a very emotional experience that will stay with us forever. The money I earn from the photos I've taken in South Africa will go towards returning to Cape Town with the college next year and donated to the aids orphanage.