Toti Turning Point hosted a GBV parenting programme
The purpose of the programme was to empower parents, promote safe and healthy relationships within families and society at large as means of preventing and addressing crime and the GBV scourge.
ON SATURDAY, March 5, Amanzimtoti Turning Point hosted a parenting programme about gender-based violence (GBV) prevention initiatives, in the Illovo B section hall.
The organisation provides professional interventions like counselling, victim empowerment services and safe accommodation to victims of such.
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Turning Point initiated and led an impactful programme in Ward 109, in partnership with Community Safety and Liaison, eThekwini Municipality Safer Cities unit, Department of Health, Lifeline, SAPS, Bobbi Bear and the Department of Education.
The purpose of the programme was to empower parents, promote safe and healthy relationships within families and society at large as means of preventing and addressing crime and the GBV scourge.
Social worker, Nthabiseng Lebina, spoke about unconditional love and the responsibility of parents to protect their children, and not expose them to violence. She said, “Parenting is a skill that professional and emotional support and intervention programmes can help build.”
She also mentioned that, “We need to understand that it’s natural for teenagers to go through stages, and we, as parents and adults, should not take things personally or make it about ourselves. And that ultimately, all a child needs is a parent who tries their best and shows up.”
“Turning Point considers this initiative as a proactive positive reinforcement in enhancing parenting skills, preserving healthy parent-child relationships, families and enhances a violence “free” community.
We believe that maintaining safety is equally important to intervention during unsafe and traumatic incidents,” said Turning Point personnel, Orienda Pepu.
For more information, contact Turning Point on 031 903 7777 or email info.totitraumacentre@gmail.com
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