Amazokozoko celebrates Women’s Day with people with special needs
“Ever since I started playing the sport, the number of men has always been higher than women, and the sport is open to everyone.”
Kwa-Thema – Amazokozoko celebrated Women’s Day with people with special needs at the Kwa-Thema Disability Club.
The day’s activities included soccer, wheelchair tennis, athletics and more.
The chairperson of the Kwa-Thema Disability Club, Aubrey Mathibela, said he was thankful to Amazokozoko for choosing to spend the day with them.
“They could have chosen to spend the day with anyone, but they chose us, and we are thankful for that.
“They didn’t leave us out. To activate the event, they used our strength, sports,” Mathibela said.
He said he hoped residents would learn from what the team did for them and follow in their footsteps to help make Kwa-Thema a safe, accommodating place for everyone.
Among those in attendance was Michael da Silva from Blind Cricket, who has played cricket for 26 years as a blind person.
He is the Central Gauteng Lions’ Blind Cricket coach and encouraged blind women to join cricket because few played the sport.
“Ever since I started playing the sport, the number of men has always been higher than women, and the sport is open to everyone.
“We need to encourage women to play because, in SA, the number of women playing blind cricket does not even reach 20,” said Da Silva.
He demonstrated to the audience how to play the sport with help from his family. Wheelchair tennis player Refilwe Sishandu said she came to the event to celebrate women’s abilities and not disabilities.
“There is a lot to look out for apart from their disability. That’s what makes them amazing. I hope everyone makes the best of this day,” said Sishandu.
The event was open to everyone in Kwatsaduza, and Vuma sponsored them with a kiddies’ playground, party packs, and face paints.
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