Emalahleni A21 Walk for Freedom
The Nkangala district communities, in particular eMalahleni, were invited to participate in a five-kilometre walk from the centre of the city to raise awareness about modern day slavery, commonly referred to as human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
The Nkangala district communities, in particular eMalahleni, were invited to participate in a five-kilometre walk from the centre of the city to raise awareness about modern day slavery, commonly referred to as human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
People came out in numbers and supported this walk on Saturday, October 14.
The ‘Walk for Freedom’ is organised by NGO A21 campaign, hosted by Nomvula Mabuza, Ms Africa finalist 2017 and was supported by Vitrovian alongside several other key stakeholders.
Nomvula Mabuza, Ms Africa Finalist 2017 hosted the ‘Walk for Freedom’ on Saturday, October 14 and she led the march.
The organisation aims to put the spotlight on the $32-billion criminal industry that currently sees 27 million men, woman and children falling victim to human trafficking worldwide.
In South Africa, the ‘Walk for Freedom’ will take place in cities including Pretoria, eMalahleni and Cape Town.
Human trafficking is a problem around the world, and South Africa is considered a prime destination for international crime syndicates from Africa, South East Asia and Eastern Europe.
A young child holds a placard as she joined in the ‘Walk for Freedom’ on Saturday, October 14.
Children, as well as adults are smuggled into the country for sex purposes, among other forms of exploitation. Children are normally recruited from poor rural areas and brought to urban centres or big cities.
The average age of trafficking of young children is 12-years-old.
The A21 campaign which was hosted by Nomvula is not only organizing the Mpumalanga leg of the walk, but she also put on her walking shoes and led the march.
She believes the saying; “human trafficking fuels the growth of organized crime, undermines health, safety, security, and the basic needs of humanity.”
The community standing with placards to voice their opinion before the ‘Walk for Freedom’ took place.
People that joined the march were all given a black t-shirt, a white hat and a yellow bandana which people could wear across their mouths.
Before everyone left to join in the walk a memorandum was handed over to the SAPS and the Emalahleni City Council on Saturday after Nomvula read it out to the people that joined in the march.
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