The community in the Cleveland police precinct is embarking on a campaign of 16 Days of Activism Against Women and Children Abuse in partnership with the Cleveland Community Police Forum.
“This awareness campaign is an annual event on the Community Police Forum and the Cleveland South African Police Services programme. Communities in the precinct are hereby inviting partners to participate again this year. The theme is ‘count me in’,” said the forum’s chairperson Godfrey Mothibe.
South Africa is taking part in the global 16 days of activism campaign for the 16th year. It runs from 25 November to 10 December.
The campaign also aims to:
- Challenge the perpetrators of violence to change their behaviour
- Involve men in helping eradicate violence
- Provide survivors with information on services and organisations that can help lessen the impact of violence on their lives.
The community is urged to donate money, materials and food
He advised those who are being abused to speak out.
Mothibe invited residents to join the Cleveland Community Police Forum and the police on 10 December at the Cleveland Police Station hall for the end-of-year function.
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