Alex pastor tackles gender-based violence with men
Pastor Andrew Tshikota of the Army of Worship Bible Church in Alexandra has taken it upon himself to sit down with men and seek solutions to issues of gender-based violence that plague the township.
A pastor in Alexandra has taken on a new role of ministering and fighting the rampant scourge of gender-based violence with a group of men in the township.
Pastor Andrew Tshikota of the Army of Worship Bible Church in Alexandra runs a programme that seeks to convert men from gender-based violence and thereby improve relationships between husbands and wives, and boyfriends and girlfriends to curtail the spiralling incidents of gender-based violence in the township.
Through ministering to the group of men, Tshikota said he hoped to give the men tools that could help them solve issues of conflict civilly between them and their spouses without having to resort to violent means.
“I have noticed that some of the conflicts between spouses often result from issues of infidelity, be it a husband accusing his wife of cheating or boyfriend accusing his girlfriend of having multiple relationships or vice-versa.
“We deal with serious topics around the issue of how to deal with the loss of a partner, how to deal with a stubborn partner or spouse or even issues of children brought into the home from other relationships which tends to disturb the peace of marriage or co-habiting,” Tshikota said.
Tshikota said the group is swelling with some coming from afar as Soweto and other townships. “We are currently trying to raise donations of ironing boards to hand over to the men so they could also take in assisting with home chores.”
Details: Pastor Andrew Tshikota 062 070 1711.
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