Church advocates for social empowerment
The church is embarking on a movement to educate the public, along with its members, about social challenges.
KwaThema – The Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) is championing for social empowerment through education.
The church is embarking on a movement to educate the public, along with its members, about social challenges.
Member and church organiser Alina Motsepe says the church is moving towards becoming socially responsible by addressing issues which affect the public, and offering support.
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“We started the initiative on October 27 as we were raising awareness about breast cancer, and noted that we as churches do not do enough to uplift our people, and educate them about social ills.
“We also want to encourage them to participate in such events or platforms,” says Motsepe.
She adds that having awareness, and providing a platform to discuss challenges faced by the society, is a step towards providing a positive environment for the children.
“We need to create a safe environment for our children because they are the leaders of tomorrow.
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“Unfortunately they have already been exposed to many negative things. Children go missing daily, women are abused by their partners and femicide rate is high, ” says Motsepe.
The church will be hosting 16 Days of activism against gender-based violence. For the dates check their social media pages and website.
The church is located in Rapodile in KwaThema.
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