Ndlondlobala Foundation teaches young girls about reporting abuse

Kwatsaduza – Ndlondlobala Foundation held a girls’ talk on March 2 to teach primary school girls about their rights.

The main focus of the event was the well-being of young girls of school-going age.

The talk, according to the foundation’s founder, Nokuthula Fundama, follows the surge in women and children abuse.

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“We spoke to a group of around 300 primary school girls and told them their rights and how to report any abuse they are subjected to,” she explains.

Fundama says during the sessions, they realised parents do not have important conversations with their daughters.

“Parents are busy with work and if not, are out at night, leaving no one to have important conversations with their children, who are easily influenced by TV and social media,” she explains.

After the learners were separated into smaller groups where they engaged with the topics placed on the table, the organisers found that the greatest challenge when reporting abuse is how families handle the matter.

“We noticed that in cases where the learners spoke about the abuse they experience at home, the adults around them choose to keep it a secret to protect the reputation of the family,” says Fundama.

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To remedy this, she says they informed them that secrecy was not necessary and that they can report the abuse to someone else.

She says such initiatives are important because when children are not informed, they are not able to make decisions that will protect them.

The foundation hosts life skills presentations at KwaThema Primary every Tuesday and Thursday from 4pm.

For more information, contact the foundation’s secretary, Zandi Sibiya, on 079 414 2677.