Thanks so much to all stakeholders/key role players, from Camps Bay Community Policing Forum , Sea Point CID / CPF, City of Cape Town Reintegration, Law Enforcement and Department of Social Development, South African Police Service Camps Bay and Sea Point, Western Cape Street Children's Forum, The Homestead Projects for Street Children, ignisive - ignite inclusive change, Camps Bay & Clifton Ratepayers Association, for taking the time today to begin a collaborative journey of tackling one of the toughest challenges communities are trying to assist with….helping Children/Families away from streetlife.
Few will truly understand and appreciate the mammoth task and interventions it takes (behind the scenes) to get even just one child away from streetlife…so that they’re given the best chance of a better future.
While there are enormous systemic challenges, we are grateful when we can have dialogue to challenge processes, collectively think outside the box and begin co-creating a better future, that our children and communities urgently needs (and deserves).
A key, common thread, are the dangers of enabling children to remain on street and the detrimental knock on effects, not only for the child…but for us as city, even our country.
Children who are constantly supported to stay on streets, instead of school, faces an onslaught of exposure to substance abuse, trafficking, assault, criminal activities etc.
We urge communities to please help these teams tireless efforts and channel support to causes that helps move children off street, reintegrated with their families/into care facilities and engaged in school/sport/activities to keep them out of harms way.
Thank you to every community member, school, government entity/organization who does so much for our children…our PRIMARY investment in a brighter future. — with Fiona Bosch and
6 others
at The Bay Hotel.
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