Stand up against crime through Nehemiah
Operational abilities of different communities can be co-ordinated strategically through this strategy.
AfriForum launched the implementation of Project Nehemiah, a strategy against violent crime, on the East Rand.
During the planning session, representatives focused on various aspects to curb crime on the East Rand and to support communities in making themselves more defensible through better organisation.
“Communities must take responsibility for their own safety. By working together, communities can proactively guard themselves, which is exactly the aim of Project Nehemiah,” says Ian Cameron, AfriForum’s head of community safety.
Cameron explains that the inherent operational abilities of different communities can be co-ordinated strategically through this strategy to curb violent crime.
“We want to focus on the promotion of co-operation between the different safety organisations from different communities to give people hope to stand up against crime,” Cameron says.
Nine AfriForum neighbourhood watches, South Africa United Against Crime, representatives from community policing forums and security firms on the East Rand, many safety structures and the police partook in the planning session.
