Backchat 8 February 2008
**DREAMWORLD FILM CITY - ANANT SINGH**
We kicked off today's show chatting to award winning film director and producer Anant Singh.
Singh is the chairman of the new Dreamworld Film City which will be built in Faure on the outskirts of Cape Town, making the film industry of Cape Town more reliable and better equipped.
The studios which is priced at an estimated R450m will boost tourism in the Western Cape attracting many international directors and producers to the city.
The studio site will overlook Stellenbosch, Makhaza, Khayelitsha, Blue Downs and Eerste River.
Completion of the studio is expected in 18 months.
**MARION INSTITUTE**
Doreen van Wyk then joined us from the Marion Institute telling us more about the organisation that she is involved with.
She explains that the Marion Institute has been in existence since 1916 and is named after Miss Marion Tryst . She elaborates that the organisation was established to protect young working women from prostitution.
In the 1940's the organisation opened its first nursery and until today is still in existence.
For more information on the Marion Institute contact 021 461 6208
**MTHAWELANGA PROJECT**
During the second half of the show Vivian Mchitheka the programme manager of Mthawelanga Project joined us. The project which is based in Khayelitsha focuses on abuse prevention, research, empowerment, victim support, community development and life skills training.
The mission is to help communities cope with and take care of the increasing numbers of families and children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
For more information on the Mthawelanga Project contact 021 361 7863
We kicked off today's show chatting to award winning film director and producer Anant Singh.
Singh is the chairman of the new Dreamworld Film City which will be built in Faure on the outskirts of Cape Town, making the film industry of Cape Town more reliable and better equipped.
The studios which is priced at an estimated R450m will boost tourism in the Western Cape attracting many international directors and producers to the city.
The studio site will overlook Stellenbosch, Makhaza, Khayelitsha, Blue Downs and Eerste River.
Completion of the studio is expected in 18 months.
**MARION INSTITUTE**
Doreen van Wyk then joined us from the Marion Institute telling us more about the organisation that she is involved with.
She explains that the Marion Institute has been in existence since 1916 and is named after Miss Marion Tryst . She elaborates that the organisation was established to protect young working women from prostitution.
In the 1940's the organisation opened its first nursery and until today is still in existence.
For more information on the Marion Institute contact 021 461 6208
**MTHAWELANGA PROJECT**
During the second half of the show Vivian Mchitheka the programme manager of Mthawelanga Project joined us. The project which is based in Khayelitsha focuses on abuse prevention, research, empowerment, victim support, community development and life skills training.
The mission is to help communities cope with and take care of the increasing numbers of families and children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
For more information on the Mthawelanga Project contact 021 361 7863
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