This is the reality in eMalahleni, the hub of drug abuse and drug trafficking in the country. In March 2013 approximately 92 drug addicts knocked on Sanca’s door for help. A year later that number has increased to 104 addicts seeking help in March alone.
The article on March 14 rocked the comfortable world most parents live in.
Suddenly they are faced with the question, does my child use drugs?
After several comments and letters WITBANK NEWS have partnered up with Voice-Out and the SAPS to ‘educate’ parents, teachers, and the youth about the effects of drugs.
On May 15 an educational evening will be hosted at a venue still to be announced.
On the evening parents can familiarise themselves with the ‘silent killer’ who is stealing young lives at an alarming rate.
If you have any that subject that you would like to be discussed on the evening contact zita@witbanknews.co.za.
*The Voice-Out Foundation is a Section 21 Non-Profit Organisation, which was established to empower local community youths and adults. It does this by providing affected parties with information relating to crime-facilitating factors affecting their lives on a daily basis, and in this way aids in crime prevention and community development The foundation’s mission is to aid in the prevention and limitation of crime, by establishing community-based/social crime-prevention strategies, which focus on educating local communities and creating awareness about factors relating to drugs.
