Masango intensifies fight against abuse of the vulnerable
Media Release
02 December 2008
As part of the 16 Days of
Activism on No Violence Against
Women and Children, Mpumalanga
Safety and Security MEC
Siphosezwe Masango will on
Friday December 05 evening take
to the streets and campaign for
women and children’s safety.
This is because women and
children are no longer free to
walk on the streets in the
evenings as they get abused
through being raped or mugged.
Community structures such as
churches, non-governmental
organisations, community
policing forums, political
parties, members of the South
African National Defence Force
and the South African Police
Service during the campaign will
join the MEC during the
campaign.
The march known as “Claim Back
the Night Campaign” will be held
in Vosman and the marchers will
be lighting torches and candles
while wearing white ribbons to
show solidarity to abused women
and children.
The aim of the campaign is to
create awareness on no violence
against women and children.
The campaign also intends to
educate communities on how abuse
on women and children manifest
itself negatively on these
vulnerable groups of the
society.
A similar campaign will also be
held on Sunday 8 at Rooikoppen
in the Lekwa Local Municipality.
MEC Masango is also expected to
launch the Men for Change
structure on December 09 in
Acornhoek. This campaign will
target men to ensure that they
change their behaviour and stop
abusing women and children.
The structure is also meant to
ensure mindset shift in men who
are seen as perpetrators of
abuse so that a new and improved
living environment can be
created.
The structure is expected to
encourage men to start
campaigning against women and
child abuse.
The MEC will also undertake an
outreach programme to people
living with HIV/ AIDS at Matafin
outside Nelspruit. He is
expected to visit a John Mdluli
Primary School and donate
Christmas food parcels including
school uniform to at least 35
learners affected by poverty.
Issued by the Department of
Safety and Security: Mpumalanga
Government
For more information, contact
Joseph Mabuza on (013) 766-4055
or 082 678 1450
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