Designers without Borders SA

Since 2017 Designers without Borders SA (DWB SA) has established itself as a critical stakeholder in Elgin/Grabouw and has undertaken the responsibility of ensuring that young girls fulfil their true potential as social and economic contributors to society. DWB SA’s value proposition is to sustain a future of girls and young women in Elgin/Grabouw by: • Empowering young girls to navigate life and their futures, and • Sustaining the future of the rural girl child in the economy The organisation was founded by Alfra Roos Cox and Maria Liv Claudi. Both women are passionate about the challenges of a girlchild in a rural setting. First-hand experience from Alfra growing up and navigating her way through limited financial resources, lack of capacity from parents, transport constraints, technological constraints amidst the added pressures every teenager struggles in the Elgin/Grabouw agricultural community. This first-hand experience, years of service in both the private and public sector and raising daughters in this very same environment inspired her to assist young rural girls to discover and use their own tools to navigate these difficult waters. Today, after a name change to Designers without Borders SA, the organisation is a youth and women-led organisation working in the rural areas of Grabouw and Elgin Valley – bringing opportunities and hope to its communities.