Educating the youth about 16 Days of Activism
LEEUWKOP - The Sandton Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management unit held a 16 Days of Activism programme for Sefikeng Primary School pupils.
“It is important for girls to emancipate themselves, to start shaping the country by identifying their roles in their schools, churches and homes and to realise their true potential as women,” said deputy provincial chairperson of the unit’s Women’s Network, Lieutenant Phumelele Theledi.
The day’s programme included invited guest speakers, Sergeant Cynthia Segoa and Constable Lucas Mqokozo of Sandton police’s Social Crime Prevention unit, who spoke about the prevention of social crimes such as the use of drugs and engaging in criminal activity. Segoa encouraged pupils to contact the unit when they were faced with issues of social crime. Mqokozo discouraged the use of drugs and cautioned pupils against giving in to peer pressure.
“Members of the Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management unit organised this 16 Days of Activism For No Violence Against Women and Children for the purpose of moving a non-violent South Africa forward,” said Theledi.
“The school deals with various socio-economic problems and the unit believes that their affiliation with the school allows the unit the opportunity to motivate and give the pupils hope, to warn them against committing crime or associating themselves with criminals, and to provide the pupils with information and knowledge that helps them in dealing with everyday challenges.”
In a novel idea, male police officers and teachers who attended the day wore high-heeled shoes in a show of empathy towards women and children abuse
The unit hopes to be affiliated with the school on a long-term basis so it can make a lifelong impact on the country’s future leaders.
