The Prayers and Hygiene Outreach Programme reaching out to help drug users
One of the drug users said that they have a challenge because of long sessions before one can be admitted to a treatment centre
The Prayers and Hygiene Outreach Programme aims to help people who have drug or alcohol problems and want to quit and become clean.
On Wednesday, March 23 at Lynnville Park, Emalahleni Youth Against Substance Abuse (Eyasa), Municipal Transversal Unit, South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Sanca), Moral Regeneration Movement Ethembeni, councillors and ward committee members hosted the programme, which is scheduled for every Wednesday at 15:00.
According to the chairperson of Eyasa, Croswell Libazi, they have been running programs in schools, prisons, churches, and communities.
They decided to take the programme to the community and drug users to consult with them and ask for means and solutions on how to assist them in getting the necessary help when it comes to rehabilitation and getting them clean.
To demonstrate their support for the programme, councillors from different wards brought drug users from their respective wards who wanted to quit drugs and go to rehab.
During the session, one of the drug users said that they have a challenge because of long sessions before one can be admitted to a treatment centre.
Ms Nomsa Skhosana, a social worker from Sanca went on to explain the reason for the lengthy process before admission.
People always say Sanca has a long process, but she says that the process is designed to train them.
On Wednesday, March 30, they will give people something to eat during the sessions; bread and soup, therefore asking for bread from various companies and clothes from various churches and organisations.
They added that they hope to achieve outcomes of getting drug users into aftercare, skills development programmes, employment and cooperative entrepreneurship after rehabilitation to avoid the relapse gap challenge of being unemployed and doing nothing when they are released from different treatment centres.
The programme was concluded by a prayer from Pastor Jeremiah Zulu from Ethembeni Safe Haven and Emalahleni Pastor Fraternal.
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