Adults and children march for children’s safety
From June 2 to 9 National Child Protection Week is celebrated.
Child Welfare South Africa’s White River branch is organising a march focusing on awareness about the protection of children for June 7 from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Mganduzweni Community Clinic.
Children, parents, teachers, police, traffic officials and nurses will participate.
Although the organisation’s office is in White River, staff work in several communities including Msholozi, White River and surrounding farms, Hills View and Mganduzweni to name a few.
Their goal is to promote, protect and enhance the safety, well-being and healthy development of children and families.
They provide statutory services, therapeutic services, prevention services (awareness campaigns) and community work projects and programmes in those areas.
From June 2 to 9 National Child Protection Week is celebrated and through these marches Child Welfare will focus on raising awareness, educating and mobilising all sectors of the society to holistically develop, care and protect children.
Last week they had a march in White River and with recent abuse of children in the Mganduzweni and other communities, they decided to repeat the action in this area too, said Angel Nyathikazi, a social worker at the office.
