Social worker wants to see change in KaNyamazane
She recently motivated 26 former addicts to stay clean.
One KaNyamazane lass who is passionate about seeing a drug-free street is none other than Sarah Mthombothi.
The 27-year-old University of Pretoria graduate uses her free time to volunteer her social-work services at the KaNyamazane Medical Centre, run by Dr Gcina Mavuso.
The centre provides therapy and counselling services for the youth who are recovering and rehabilitating from substance abuse.
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This comes after she learned from her father and role model, Jerry Mthombothi, about Mavuso’s initiative to help drug addicts conquer addiction.
“Before I could even agree, I was already a part of this initiative due to my father’s persuasive nature,” she said. “It was easy for me to agree to because I knew exactly what was expected from a social worker in terms of helping substance-addicted people.”
Mthombothi’s first experience with victims of drug abuse was during her previous work at Sanca in Emalahleni.
“That was where I got all the experience of working with victims of substance abuse – especially nyaope addicts – and developed a passion in that field. I personally believe that every person deserves a second chance in life; people should not be described by their mistakes,” she said.
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