Seven local youth are announced as the interim executive for Midrand Youth Crime Prevention Desk
Midrand Youth Crime Prevention Desk seven executive members named.
The Midrand CPF Youth Crime Prevention Desk has announced the appointment of a dynamic team of seven local youths as the interim executive for the desk.
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These young leaders are all between the ages of 17 and 30, and they are ready to take on the challenge of making their community a safer place to live.
The youth desk is a collaborative effort between the police and crime prevention officers led by Thato-Nathan Mokgadi who fills the role of junior station commander.
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The other members of the team include:
- Kate Pheladi as the deputy treasurer
- Queen Maila as the treasurer
- Amber Read as the deputy chairperson
- Gomolemo Agnes Lefifi as the deputy secretary
- Hope Read as the secretary
- Bonolo Mashaba as the chairperson.
According to Chris Gatsi, who coordinates the activities of the youth desk, this exciting initiative is a platform that creates an enabling environment for youths to voice their concerns about crime and raise awareness among themselves in a bid to curb crimes affecting them.
“By including young people in decision-making and crime prevention programmes, the youth desk reduces apathy of exclusion and brings the community together.”
He says with Mokgadi shadowing as junior station commander alongside Midrand station commander, Brigadier David Molefe Tsotsotso, this team is poised to make a real difference in the fight against crime.
“The junior station commander is the ‘little Tsotsotso’ of Midrand We envisage that he will at times accompany the Brigadier [Tsotsotso] to events of a ceremonial nature and bring Brig to youth events,” Gatsi explained.
“This helps in building police-community relations bridging the gap where police are seen as a fearful institution yet they are socially friendly and serve the communities.”
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