HIGHVELD – The Highveld Social Service Centre and the police took hands to create awareness about 16 Days of Activism against against women and child abuse on Wednesday, 25 November.
The Highveld Social Service Centre consists of social services such as Famsa, Mental Health, Rata, the SAVF and Tutela Family Care Secunda.
Social workers and volunteers of these organisations and the police, marched from Secunda Police Station and stood at traffic lights with posters about this cause.
After Secunda, they went to Trichardt on 26 November, Charl Cilliers on 27 November and to Lebohang on 30 November. They will still visit Kinross on 3 December, eMbalenhle on 9 December and Evander on 10 December.
It has been 22 years since South Africa began creating more awareness around the 16 Days of Activism campaign.
Ms Zandria Malgas, social worker, said the 16 Days of Activism campaign comes in a time when South Africa and most other countries had to face the Covid 19-pandemic and lockdowns.
“South Africa has seen horrifying and terrifying gender based violence during the lockdown period,” said Ms Malgas.
“We as the Highveld Social Service Centre are designated child protection organisations and registered non-profit organisations with the mandate from provincial department of social development to ensure the protection and care of children in accordance with the Children Act 38 of 2005.”
The social workers asked the community to support their initiative to create awareness.
