Lydenburg SAPS organises team building event.
“We encouraged each other on how to conduct ourselves in the workplace to improve the service we render in the community. In training, staying fit, and maintaining to perform the duties men perform,” Magoa said.
LYDENBURG – The Lydenburg South African Police (SAP) Women held a team-building event at Rooikat Rugby field last Wednesday, where they all gathered to talk about the abuse they experienced in their homes, work and organisations.
According to the SAP Women team-building coordinator, Elizabeth Magoa, the purpose of the event was to address issues that affect women in their workplaces, and to also encourage women and colleagues to speak up under the theme “Break the Silence of Abuse”.
“We encouraged each other on how to conduct ourselves in the workplace to improve the service we render in the community. In training, staying fit, and maintaining to perform the duties men perform,” Magoa said.
Lydenburg SAPS spokesman, Capt. Alfred Moela said the another purpose of the team-building programme for women’s month was to share the challenges faced internally, externally and to share the best practices of good women in the police service on how to support each other in case one finds themselves in a dilemma in their workplace, home or organisation.
“The programme will continue until the end of August to raise awareness and the fight against children and women abuse,” Moela added. The Lydenburg SAPS also urged the community to break the silence against sexual harassment in workplaces, homes, and organisations.
“Men are also at risk because they experience such challenges but they don’t talk about it or report it to the police due to fear of being humiliated. We encourage them to speak out, so that the pain inflicted will not resort to them committing these unacceptable crimes.”
The SAP women said the team-building programme was interesting because as women they have learned that they have to stick together to fight against the scourge women and children are facing.
“As we played all these hard and simple games we felt the same pain as the victims of abuse and we were able to break the silence because we can’t handle the pain when the body cannot handle pressure.”
