photo: D.Gill Fishhoek.com
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Ocean View
The community of Ocean View, adjacent to both
Fish Hoek and Kommetjie was largely a creation of apartheid policy
in the 1960-70's. It was created from farmland and fynbos terrain as a
community where people designated as "coloured" could be rehoused after
many were forcibly removed from the prescribed "white" communities of Fish
Hoek, Simonstown and Noordhoek.
Almost a decade after liberation Ocean View remains
a largely mixed-race community of some 25000 people, heavily dependant
on local industry, seasonal fishing and labour. There is much unemployment
and poverty in the area and social problems inherited from the recent history
predominate. Nevertheless Ocean View can be a pleasant place to live with
outstanding scenery and open space free from the urban decay and pollution
that characterise similar communities on the Cape Flats. The people have
retained their culture that reverberates with echoes of the Koi San and
early european settler forefathers. The inhabitants are both christain
and muslim, many having originated in the East Indian islands. This pot
pourri of cultural influences has created a vibrant and
positive people where humour and resilience predominate.
Ocean View has three schools and a centre for
physically and educationally-challenged people. It is well-served by taxi
and bus facilities. There is a large multi-purpose centre, sports
and other civic facilities including a library, community centre and clinic.
SAPS also have a police station at the junction of Scarborough Road and
Kommetjie Road.
The local authority is rehabilitating some of
the older accommodation and the government redevelopment programme (RDP)
has led to the building of many new homes.
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Civic Centre 021-785-2071
(Bookings) 021-788-7881
Schools:
Kleinberg Primary School
Aquilaweg, Ocean View
Tel: (021) 783 1741
Fax: (021) 783 1741
Marine Primary School
Milkyweg, Ocean View
Tel: 021 783 1616
Fax: (021) 783 4131
Ocean View Secondary School
Hydra Avenue, Ocean View
Tel: (021) 783 1623
Fax: (021) 783 3593
Ocean View Football Association
021 783 2468
Multi-purpose centre
The
Valley Development Project
- began in 1989 and works to empower and develop the disadvantaged
communities of
the Noordhoek Valley area through a range of programmes and
projects. VDP works mainly
in Ocean View and the informal settlement area of Masiphumelele,
targeting various sectors of
these communities through its integrated developmental approach
VDP employs 4 Social Workers who address the following problems:
Child abuse and neglect: Ocean
View (tel: 783 2292)
Family-related problems: Ocean
View (tel: 783 2807)
Youth-related issues Ocean View
(tel: 783 2292)
General problems, focusing on
children: Masiphumelele (tel: 785 5198)
The Social Workers conduct a combination
of casework, statutory work, group
work and community work.
Early Learning Support Project
This project manages two pre-schools
and gives assistance and support to other
disadvantaged centres in the Cape
Peninsula. The project also runs the Khanya
Kwezi Family Community Motivation
Project, using trained fieldworkers to teach
caregivers of children who do
not attend pre-schools to cater for all their
children's developmental and early
learning needs. (Contact Lynda Lamb, tel/fax:
783 2807)
The Open Door for abused and neglected children
The Open Door tackles child abuse
and neglect in Ocean View through
counselling, casework, workshops
and education. The Open Door operates from
a child safety centre and runs
the Eye on the Child Programme, using trained
volunteers to provide a 24-hour
emergency service. (Contact Davinia Lamb, tel:
783 2292)
The Ocean View Enrichment Centre
OVEC works with the high school
pupils, aiming to improve their academic
results and enrich their lives
through workshops, excursions, extra lessons and
camps. OVEC also runs Peer Counselling
and Social Responsibility programmes.
(Contact Nallie Beukes, tel: 783
4114)
