Cape Town is renowned for its mountains, the gatsby, District Six Museum and roads perfect for skating. About a thirty-minute drive away from the nation’s legislative capital is the beach-side suburb of Muizenberg, known for its colourful beach huts, where surfers come to enjoy the waves.Surfing and skating are often viewed as male-dominated sports. Michaylah Petersen, a surf instructor and sales assistant from Kenilworth, Cape Town, is here to change that narrative with her Non-Governmental Organisation, The Sliders, which aims to uplift girls living in the Cape Flats.
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