OCTOBER was Human Trafficking Awareness month and its the reason behind ward councillor Bobby Maharajh addressing a very real problem to residents in and around South Africa.

Maharajh has organised a human trafficking awareness talk to raise awareness around the issue.

One of the guest speakers on the evening will be Vanessa Chetty, who will be using her testimony as a survivor to connect and reach out to victims of rape, child abuse and human trafficking through her organisation, The Centre.

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Chetty is one of the directors of the organisation and has dedicated her life to working in the community and has been doing so for the past 30 years.

“The objective of this presentation is to create awareness while addressing false information about human trafficking that has been circulating in the media. I will be joined by Thora Mansfield and we will be presenting jointly. Mansfield is the director and founder of the Open Door Crisis Centre in Pinetown working with victims of human trafficking and abuse,” she said.

Chetty and Mansfield, who are both members of the KZN Task team for Human Trafficking urged residents to come out and support the talk.

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“With recent reports of child abductions and human trafficking I felt it was pertinent to address the issue and I’m grateful Vanessa and Thora have made themselves available for the event. I believe their presentations are crucial to the community and to encourage them to attend,” Maharajh said.

The awareness talk will take place at the Greenwood Park Community Hall on Wednesday, 14 November from 6pm to 8pm.

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