Rough Aunties is an award winning documentary directed by internationally acclaimed director Kim Longinotto about the women of Bobbi Bear in South Africa. To find out more see www.roughaunties.com
The women of Bobbi Bear, or the 'Rough Aunties' as they have come to be known, are fearless, feisty and resolute. They are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for abused, neglected and forgotten children in Durban, South Africa. The Rise Foundation provides UK donors the ability to support Bobbi Bear and their incredible work as they wage a daily battle against systemic apathy, corruption and greed to help the most vulnerable and disenfranchised women and children of their communities. Their purpose is to:
Rescue and uphold the rights of sexually abused children.
Minimise their risk of HIV infection.
Help them towards wholeness.
All donations will be directed to Bobbi Bear to help them carry out their important work protecting vulnerable women and children in South Africa.
A special shout out goes to the Zanzibar International Film Festival going on this month in Tanzania, showing a double Rise Films bill - Rough Aunties AND We Are Together. Thanks Zanzibar! We will have highlights from the festival coming soon. Check out the information here. and also see them on Facebook.
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Please check out this great review of Rough Aunties by Deborah Myburgh in The South African!
"It stirs many feelings of frusttration and yet throughout all the tears and anger and evident pain, there is ultimately a sense of hope. Every child and woman is helped to rethink and transform themselves as survivors, not as victims." Click here for more.
Rough Aunties premieres on HBO tonight 19 May 2010 at 8pm! Check it out and if you feel like helping them carry out their amazing work afterwords come back here and donate!
The Rough Aunties are currently raising funds towards building the Eureka Place of Safety so they can protect even more children and provide longer term care to child victims of abuse who need a temporary place of safety. Help make their dream a reality and make a donation to support their incredible work!