The Johannesburg Youth Crime Prevention Desk (YCPD)in collaboration with the Protea Crime Prevention Desk and Community Policing Forum hosted a community career and service blitz to expose the youth of Soweto to potential careers and tertiary opportunities.
The career blitz was held on June 28 at Grace Bible Church, Protea Glen. Several stakeholders participated to provide information about their services.
YCPD’s Moses Seaga said the initiative’s primary goal is to make sure that the community receives services by bringing together all the required stakeholders.
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Seaga said, “We are working on building relationships with various stakeholders within the community and to conclude Youth Month in a positive manner by trying to assist young people in identifying possible careers.
“We also try to find internships for those who are unemployed and interested in starting their careers path. We want young people to have a positive purpose in life.”
He further stated that their goal is to hold the career and service blitz on a quarterly basis to allow their effort to become ingrained.
By holding the event every three months, they want to bring about significant changes in the community.
Speaking to Urban News, Constable Alvinah Makhari said numerous local businesses were invited by the programme to provide the youth with further information about entrepreneurship and its significance in the community.
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“We want to teach our young people that starting their own business is a great way to start their careers and that they shouldn’t wait for big companies to hire them but they should be the ones providing employment,” said Makhari.
One of the young people who attended the initiative, Lindokuhle Cindi stated that the day was lovely, but more importantly it was educational.
“I’ve gained a lot of knowledge from this programme, which was very important for me as a young person.
“I’m sad for the youth of Protea Glen for missing the event, but I hope they’ll attend the next one because we can all benefit greatly from this kind of outreach if we attend in numbers,’’ said Cindi.
