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Page 2 GO & EXPRESS GOT A NEWS STORY? Call our news desk on (043) 702-2125. Find us on July 12, 2018 Inspired by mom to feed the poor HERE TO HELP: At the CMR’s new satellite office in Parkside are, from left, social workers Illse Page, Leonice Vrolik and chief social worker Lorraine Macdougall Picture: SIVENATHI GOSA Parkside CMR office opens SIPHOKAZI VUSO INSPIRED by her mother's drive to help others, Yolanda Mtsaka, 28, of Scenery Park, founded Buffalo City CareGivers to ensure that the homeless of East London have something in their st o m a c h s . Mtsaka said her mother would turn their home into a sort of shelter where she would welcome strangers and feed them. “I started feeding the homeless five years ago. I used to watch the way my mother would treat the homeless while I was still in high school,” she said. “She used to call a guy, Andile, to fetch food and clothes. I always asked her: ‘why do you care about this dirty guy?’ as he would come in and sit on our couches. “My mother would look at me and say ‘that dirty guy is a man of God. He is the same human being as you. He's got fe e l i n g s ’.” She said her mother instilled in her the knowledge that the homeless needed love and tenderness just like everyone else. It was this teaching that prompted her to buy bread and butter every week to feed the homeless when she moved out. Mtsaka said she was introduced to Mandla Gxumisa by her friend Ayanda Mdlalo to seek assistance in raising funds for the o r g a n i s at i o n to expand it and do more for the homeless. “The goal is to not only to feed the homeless but to also try to find them shelter and take them back to school and create job opportunities for them,” she said. Mtsaka said they were targeting homeless children and adults in and outside East London. The aim was to reach out to other parts of the Eastern Cape. “We are doing what we can in our community by donating food, clothes, office materials or resources and by providing an open heart with more hands. “We're also open to people who collect clothes and food as this is one of the crucial services that are in demand for our drive,” Mtsaka said. SIVENATHI GOSA THE Christelike Maatskaplike Raad (CMR) has expanded its services by opening a new satellite office in Pa r k s i d e . CMR East London has absorbed some of Child We l fa r e ’s staff and will take over its child protection services in Parkside, Pefferville, Parkridge, Duncan Village, Gompo and Cambridge Township, among other areas. The GO! & Express has reported (“S u f fe r the children of Buffalo Cit y” April 19) that Child Welfare East London (CWF) closed has down due to lack of funds. The CMR has now taken over by employing some of the former CWF staff members, taking over the child protection services within the greater Buffalo City area and using the archives that were stored by CWF South Africa’s national office. “We are open to people from many denominations although our basic principles state that we are C h r i st i a n - b a s e d , ” chief social worker Lorraine Macdougall said. Social worker Leonice Vrolik said: “We decided to move to Parkside because we found it difficult for our clients to reach us in Southernwood, as some of them cannot afford public transport. “We want to be visible within the community, that is why we are liaising with the Pefferville Clinic and other stakeholders.” Macdougall said their primary role was to offer a space where people could speak out if they had concerns about child abuse in their communities, or if anyone knew of a child who was in an abusive environment. “We believe every child deserves a safe environment and a loving family,” Macdougall said. Social worker Illse Page said their Parkside office was open on Mondays from 10am until midday. “But the days will be extended in the future.” she said. She encouraged people to report any cases to their office. Daily Dispatch Building, Cnr St Helena Rd & Quenera Dr, Triple Point, Beacon Bay. 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Dancers from as young as six, showed off their steps through various dance styles such as tap, Spanish and modern to name but a few. All these dance moves were learnt in just one week by the participants Picture: AMANDA NANO Boost for health sector as 1,000 nurses graduate SIPHOKAZI VUSO IN A major boost for the health department, more than 1,000 nurses from Lilitha Nursing College in East London graduated on Wednesday and Thursday. According to a statement by the Department of Health, the department has trained about 6,191 nurses – including the 1,098 who will be graduating this week – to work in health facilities across the province since 2014. Graduate Lona Mlonyeni, 24, who said she had always been passionate about helping people and set her sights on becoming a nurse. “It has been a wonderful journey for me because I am passionate about helping people through health care. And it will be nice for the health department to start hiring more nurses because it is understaffed. “Health care is very important and it should be accessible,” Mlonyeni said. Claudie Plaatjies said she came to show support to her mother, Eva Plaatjies, who was graduating on the d ay. Eastern Cape Health Spokesman Lwandile Sicwetsha said the graduates are going to be a major boost to the department. He said the investment in the training of nurses was aimed at strengthening and supporting delivery of efficient health care services across the province. The 1,098 student nurses graduated in various disciplines such as Post Basic Diplomas: Specialist Programmes (Orthopaedics, Critical Care, Operating Theatre, Child Nursing, Clinical Health Assessment Treatment and Care, Ophthalmic Nursing); Basic four-year Diplomas in Nursing Science (General, Community, Psychiatry); and Midwifery Diplomas in General Nursing.
July 12, 2018 For all your advertising needs call Cheryl on (043) 702-2031, Wezley (043) 702-2048 or Terry (043) 702-2122. Find us on Facebook GO & EXPRESS Page 3 Telling story of kids deserted by fathers SIVENATHI GOSA NDEVANA local, Cinga Dyala is the author of the book Sihle Tells the Tale, which tackles the issue of absent fathers and how it affects children’s lives. “We overlook the emotional damages caused by the absence of parents in children’s lives, and this book gives insight on the brokenness and depression that children harbour in their hearts due to absent parents,” the 30-year-old author said. Her inspiration to write the book was due to the fact that stories of absent fathers are not told enough, and yet children, and also adults, are often left broken by this very prevalent situation in families t o d ay. “I took it upon myself to be the voice of the voiceless, and express the struggles of what a child goes through when growing up,” she said. Her book was launched in Ginsberg at the Steve Biko Cent re. The former Enoch Sontonga High School pupil said the main challenge she faced was trying to find a publisher for her book. This challenge, she said, was the reason most writers gave up on ever getting their books published. Dyala owns an entertainment and events company, and is a founder of the World of Art Movement, and a childen’s drama society, Iingcambu Zempumelelo Creative Arts. “As the World of Art Movement, we visit schools and orphanages in Mdantsane, introducing art in its purest fo r m . “The main objective is to take children off the streets and mould them into becoming UPLIFTING CHILDREN: Cinga Dyala, author of ‘Sihle Tells the Ta l e ’ Picture: SUPPLIED better versions of themselves through art,” she said. “Some of the children who we meet at the schools also end up joining our Kids’ Drama Societ y. “With a grant from Business and Arts South Africa and support from the Department of Education and Buffalo City Municipality, we are now hosting an Arts Festival for the kids, named “I n k c u b e ko Yomntwana Arts Festival”, which is aimed at celebrating and embracing the skills and talents of children in a society that is misinformed about art and what it is all about.” Dyala said the festival would include the performing arts, visual arts, language and literature, as well as modelling. “The festival will be hosted at the Mdantsane Indoor Sports Centre from July 27 to 29. “We have chosen to host the festival in July because it is Mandela Month and we are well aware of the fact that Nelson Mandela was fond of children and strongly believed in child development,” she said. “So we want to carry on with his legacy and ensure a better society through helping to develop children.” People can get a copy of Sihle Tells the Tale by either contacting Dyala on 078-978-0822 or by e-mailing her at: cingaentertainment@gmail.com LEARNING THE ROPES: Young people take a group picture at the personal and leadership skills course organised by Masithethe Counselling Services in Buffalo Flats Picture: SIVENATHI GOSA Life skills course boosts youth SIVENATHI GOSA MASITHETHE Counselling Services (formerly Lifeline East London), in partnership with Community Action Against Drugs (CAAD), held a five-day Personal Growth and Leadership skills course for 40 teenagers, ranging from 16 to 21 years of age, at the Khanya Centre in Buffalo Flats last week. The course was aimed at helping young people to develop themselves by learning how to communicate effectively, build relationships and impart skills to help cope with life’s challenges. l Masithethe counsellor Gareth Dart, said the course covered topics that are pertinent to young people such as sexual health, rape, depression, and goal-set ting. “We have young people from different backgrounds because we want them to know how others see the world,” Dart said. “ We divided them into random groups where we taught them about the meaning of confidentiality. That is where they shared amongst each other the stories of their lives in a confined manner.” Dart said they taught the children about pro-social behaviour, where they are encouraged to give back to the communit y. “We also ensured that in their groups they shared with each other their long and short-term goals and we assigned them to make a collage, putting it in black and white so that they can fulfil their aspirations,” he said. Merrifield College pupil, Jonathan Corbit, 17, said that in the five days that he attended the course, he had learnt a number of things he could implement in their own personal lives. “Ever since I attended this course, I am able to speak out and express how I live in a respectful manner,” said Corbit. Witwaterstrand University first-year social work student, Lwanele Potwana, 18, attended the course to observe and gain experience from the p r ofe s s i o n a l s . “The experience at the lifeskills course was great because it made me realise there are people out there who are willing to help others without expecting any rewards in return.” “I am going to take everything I have learned and imply it in my own life; such as leadership skills and knowing my strength and weaknesses,” Potwana said.
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