Children encouraged to follow corridors of safety

THE Easterns Titans franchise and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have announced an enterprising partnership to facilitate a ‘corridors of safety programme’, set to encourage appropriate social behaviour, promote academic excellence and enhance the cricketing prowess of learners in six townships.

Jacques Faul, chief executive of The Unlimited Titans, said that his organisation and UNICEF plan to provide corridors of safety where children can get involved in various after-school programmes and engage in activities which will help steer them away from anti-social behaviour. “We are extremely pleased that UNICEF has joined us in this initiative,” said Faul. “It will also strengthen the five pillars of Cricket South Africa; of excellence, development, transformation, sustainability and brand promotion.”

Expressing his support for this new partnership, the country director of UNICEF South Africa, Herve Ludovic de Lys, said: “UNICEF is pleased to partner with Titans Cricket on an innovative, timely and youth focused initiative that shall contribute to ending violence against children in South Africa.”

Tasmeen Moosa, chairperson of the transformation committee of the Northerns Cricket Union, said life-skills programs, academic nurturing and cricket-focused disciplines will form part of the after-school’s care programmes. “Some cricketers from disadvantaged backgrounds receive scholarships at elite schools in the Northerns area and excel at sport. “

Volvo Masubulele, manager of cricket operations at The Unlimited Titans, said that the partnership will focus their attention on school learners between the ages of 9 and 19.

Some of the other initiatives announced at the launch include the hosting of a Diplomatic Cricket Cup and a children’s concert at SuperSport Park during the course of 2016.