Silkworth Recovery Centre, a Primrose-based drug recovery centre, seeks donations while it continues the schools’ outreach programmes.
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Through the school programme, they aim to educate and warn learners about the dangers of substance abuse.
Learners are educated about different drugs and their effects.
Keshan Chetty, Silkworth Recovery Centre’s director said the Ko-Moya programme has been running nationally since the Department of Social Services introduced the youth programme in 2013.
“The programme is a substance abuse prevention programme. It is aimed at school-going children as well as out of school youth. It is an outcome-based programme that assesses the participant’s progress throughout the programme,” said Chetty.
“We have Ke-Moja coaches who were recruited and trained on this programme. We continue to deliver this programme in partnership with the government and Ithuba National Lottery into the next financial year,” he said.
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“Their contributions have once again proven that the war on drugs requires many people to get involved if it is to be won. Their efforts are commendable and can never be underestimated,” said Chetty.
He said their target for the Ke-Moja project is to reach 17 000 people. They have already done schools in Primrose and Germiston.
“Our long-term plan is to offer rehabilitation for free to residents. Our plan at the moment is to secure an apartment where we can offer our services,” said Chetty.
“Going to a rehab centre is not cheap and if we can offer those services for free we can change lives and make a huge difference in our community,” he said.
“We also aim to offer skills development programmes. It is important to rehabilitate someone and offer them a skill they can use for a living in future,” said Chetty.
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“We have a woman who offered free sewing classes. Once we have an apartment to operate from, we are going to need the sponsorship of beds and meals.
“Today recovery programmes are available to those who can pay for them. We want to change that,” he said.
“We call on businesses, government and individuals to help us in this journey because it is not cheap to rehabilitate someone,” said Chetty.
