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Reiger Park is a township stuated in Boksburg on the east Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established as Stirtonville after the Second World War when was an influx of people from the rural areas seeking work on the gold mines. In 1963 due to the apartheid government's policy of separate development, the Africans were removed to Vosloorus, the Indians to Actonville and the coloured people were left to stay in Stirtonville, which was then renamed Reiger Park.
The locals have given their own unofficial names to the different areas of Reiger Park, for example Jerusalem (due to the many churches in that area), Excuse me (due to the houses so close together that when you sneeze, your neighbour says bless you) and Popcorn (a new area developed in the 1990s with the houses popping up so fast that they were likened to popcorn). In 1997, the Popcorn area experienced violent rent boycotts.
Above: Conquest For Life's Office In Reiger Park - 41 David Franch Street, Reiger Park
Conquest For Life opened its, Reiger Park Office in May 2007. After almost 4 years of looking for space in the Reiger Park, Boksburg areas with no luck, Conquest For Life decided to look for a house in the area.
The office currently runs two programmes, namely the After Care and the Youth At Risk. Plans are under to start the Computer Training Centre, Diversion, Young Mothers and the Reathusana Programmes. The office employs two full time members and should be employing another 3 -4.
Above: Main entrance of the office
Above: Full view of the Reiger Park Office
Directions to My Reiger Park Office:
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