Ruthy Goes to Church

• Photographer
  Julia Gunther

“Ruthy Goes to Church” is the portrayal of Ruth Jones, second-in-command of the Manenberg Church Brigade in Cape Town. Ruthy was born and still lives in the infamous township of Manenberg, renowned for its drug and gang related crime. It’s thanks to women like Ruthy that South African townships have not completely imploded and that the people of Manenberg can still be proud of where they live and of who they are.