Boys and Girls Club of Protea Glen empower the youth
The Boys and Girls Club otherwise known as BGCSA is an organisation that originates from the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and was adopted in South Africa.
Boys and Girls Club of Protea Glen is a non-profit organisation that seeks to assist the youth by providing a space for their emotional, physical, and mental being.
The organisation does this by offering educational, technical, arts and culture, sports, and character-development programmes.
The Boys and Girls Club otherwise known as BGCSA is an organisation that originates from the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and was adopted in South Africa.
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BGCSA currently has nine clubs under it and 1200 members attending daily.
Other clubs are in Bertrams, Mofolo, Pimville, Vrededorp, Sekano-Ntoane High School and Kelokitso Comprehensive High School.
The Protea Glen club was established in 2014 soon after the opening of the one in Pimville in 2011.
It aims to tackle social ills and address the needs of young people in Protea Glen, especially in the hours when they are not in school or around any parental supervision.
“During the holidays we have a programme that runs from 10:00 until 17:30 and as the manager in that time I try to bring in different stakeholders such as the Youth Desk, SANCA, and Teddy Bear Clinic so that the kids are well informed,” said Malibuswe Miya, the Club Manager.
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“We also liaise with residents and schools on what can we do as Boys and Girls Club to keep up with what the schools are doing.
“We try and ask for school reports from the parents to see if there is a difference from the time there was no BGCSA to now.”
The Protea Glen club currently has 289 children who get assisted with their homework, get meals for the day and participate in various other activities rolled out by the facilitators.
Encouraging parents to let their children be part of the club, Miya said, “It’s not a charity organisation, a number of parents shy away from the Boys and Girls Club because they think it’s just for underprivileged kids.
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“We’re saying that it can benefit all kids whatever level they come from in terms of their social standing.”
The club accepts donations of any kind such as clothes carpets, stationery, and anything from anyone who would like to donate. If the donations can’t be made in person they can be made on the website.
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