Moot woman arrested for drug trafficking now helps others
“Through my foundation and prison visits, I have met hundreds of cases of men and women with stories to tell and inspire others."
A Moot resident says she has dedicated her life to creating awareness about drug trafficking after she herself was arrested for smuggling drugs as a flight attendant.
Frauline Motlhaga, from Gezina, was arrested in 2009 for drug trafficking in London while she was working as a flight attendant.
“I have shared my story in my book, The vows of a drug smuggler,” Motlhaga explained.
After her release from prison, Motlhaga moved to Gezina with her two children.
“We stayed opposite a park where there were lots of homeless people and street kids,” she said.
“This led me to be involved in sharing food with them, especially on weekends, and led me to start my charity organisation, Favorline Foundation.”
Motlhaga said she partnered with other charity organisations in different parts of the world.
“Last year I visited victims of drug trafficking and domestic violence in Nigerian prisons as part of my restitution programme.”
She said according to her findings during outreaches, the sources of most cases started with unstable homes, domestic violence and fatherless homes.
“I travel around the world, doing restitution in prisons, schools and different institutions, educating society about domestic violence and drug trafficking,” she said.
“I found myself in a bad marriage and used the wrong method to escape. I dealt with my situation wrongly.”
Motlhaga said her restitution project has even inspired her to enter a beauty pageant, Mrs Universe, which gave her a platform to expand her charity work and restitution projects.
“I enjoy helping the needy and it has become a big part of my life,” she said.
“There is a lot of violence in our homes and this has affected our children. A lot of men and women are raising children alone.
“I was raised by both parents, but I battled to be both a mother and a father when my marriage broke down. Many women are forced into polygamy because people abuse the system by marrying women to acquire citizenship,” she said.
She said many children around the world were being raised by a single parent because the other spouse would go to their birth country and marry again.
“It’s not only happening in South Africa, it’s a global problem,” she said.
“When a person leaves the country they forget about their responsibility.”
She said it was the first time she entered a beauty pageant.
“It spoke to my heart because the theme was domestic violence. As part of my campaign I will be releasing my second book, Justice of God, which is part of the domestic violence series,” she said.
“I am encouraged to bring the crown home and I am excited the pageant will help open doors and I will be able to engage with institutions involved in domestic violence and international law.”
“Through my foundation and prison visits, I have met hundreds of cases of men and women with stories to tell and inspire others.
“If there is anyone who wishes to share their story and inspire others, they can contact me at fovorlinefofo@gmail.com or fofomotlhaga@gmail.com.”
Motlhaga said she would also be starting a movie production and auditions will start at the end of July.
“I desire to be the voice of those men and women who feel helpless in false and abusive marriages,” she said.
“If God says yes, no one can change my purpose. That was the will and plan of God in my life.”
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