AmaKhosi star fights Gender-based violence and femicide
JOBURG – The scourge of GBVF knows no boundaries that are known to the human species, says FWI's Lebogang Fataha.
Kaizer Chiefs’ Njabulo Blom has pumped his windfall from the ‘Beer Cup’ into the fight against the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide that is plaguing the country.
This follows his sterling performance for AmaKhosi which saw them being crowned champions of the 2021 Carling Black Label Cup over their archrivals Orlando Pirates, earning the star midfielder the prestigious Man of the Match award with a cash prize of R10 000.
The off-season Soweto derby that marks the opening of the new one, took place on August 1 at Orlando Stadium and the Soweto Glamour Boys midfielder was voted by the fans as the Man of the Match.
As part of the young midfielder’s prize, Blom was rewarded with a R10 000 cash prize as well as an additional R10 000 to donate to a charity that focuses on eradicating gender-based violence.
“The beer brand seeks to be a lighthouse for positive masculinity in South Africa. Although we promote this ideal in all our campaigns, the #NoExcuse movement was created specifically for this purpose,” said Carling Black Label brand director, Arné Rust at the cheque handover.
“Over the years, we have identified various ways to educate and empower champions in a language which they understand. We are proud of Njabulo and the leadership by our partners at Kaizer Chiefs for joining hands with us in ensuring that the handover took place, and we trust that this donation will go a long way in assisting the community.”
Affectionately known as ‘Stoppa’ by the club’s supporters, Blom selected Free World Initiative as his charity of choice. The organisation’s CEO Lebogang Fataha was on hand to accepted the cheque.
“Our mission is to combat and alleviate gender-based violence, focusing on young men in marginalised and vulnerable groups, and working with different government departments, the private sector and other NGOs to have communities living a positive and long healthy life.
“Our organisation’s aim is to educate, raise awareness, and screen for gender-based violence in different ages and groups of young men, but not excluding other people in societies, irrespective of race, age and gender, as gender-based violence knows no age, race, gender and any other boundaries known to the human species,” Fataha said.
Details: www.fwinpo.org; www.noexcusesa.com; #NoExcuse movement
