Rata Social Services hosted a Human Rights Awareness Campaign for the migrant community of MNS.
The campaign was held at Zithobeni Day Care Centre on March 18, when migrant adults and children were taught about their rights and responsibilities.
The welfare organisation, with a few sponsors for the event, managed to provide food for the day, 100 bottles of 5 litres of clean water and clothes.
The campaign reached out to 150 migrant adults and children.
Lovette Sibiya, an auxiliary social worker at Rata, gave a talk highlighting that most migrant parents do not enrol their children into schools because they do not have documentation for their children.
After the event, Sibiya emphasised that it is important for parents to get the right documents for their children so that they be registered on the education system.
She said that Rata Social Services does help migrant parents to get the correct documents for their children.
“We look at the kind of documents needed then we refer the parents to the Department of Home Affairs or to the birthplaces of their children.”
She added that there is a challenge in helping the parents because they tend to be scared that they might get arrested for not having the right documents when they approach the organisation.
Rata Social Services also conduct a stimulation programme once a week for children who do not attend school at the Zithobeni Day Care Centre.
The children are taught basic lessons that are taught in schools.
