Page 23 - Adopt-a-School Foundation 2016-2017 Annual Report

Advocating for Child Protection
27 May – 2 June 2017

Kgomotso High School, Pampierstad,
Northern Cape
“What we are really
During Child Protection Week,
On Youth Day, 16 June 2017, Adopt-a- struggling with is the Adopt-a-School Foundation held
School Foundation in partnership with weight of issues our dialogues on women and children
the Department of Social Development, abuse, masculinity, sexuality and
the South African Police Services, Love kids bring to schools. circumcision at Lehlasedi High School.
life, Local Drug Action Committee, the The psychological
Community Health Centre and Ke Moja, and emotional issues
a Drug abuse prevention programme
and Youth Centre, hosted an awareness really limit our ability to
campaign addressing issues of drug teach and their ability
and alcohol abuse and child protection.
Adopt-a-School, together with four local to learn…many of our
schools and the different partners handed learners come from a
over a memorandum to the local police grey area, so when they
station that addressed police presence and
responsive actions to child abuse and child come here, they see
rights, specifically referring to drug abuse grey. I want to show
and drug trafficking.
them a rainbow.”

- Ella Matlejoane, School Principal

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