Metro police host Child Safety Project

By Rhodé Marshall
04 April 2008

The Cape Town Metro Police’s social crime prevention project which promotes children’s safety concludes on Friday. The project has reached over 10 000 children across the Cape.

“Children need to be empowered to protect themselves and parents need to know how to empower their children,” says Metro police spokesperson Nowellen Petersen.

He says the initiative to use road shows in order to target young people in communities is to motivate them to become safety conscious.

“This was done through performances of song, theatre, dance and poetry – all containing a message relating to child safety.

“In addition, promotional items such as rulers, frisbees, whistles and pamphlets with child safety tips were distributed amongst children at the various venues,” says Petersen.

Petersen says the plague of crime against children has reached unacceptable levels. “The prevention of violent crimes against children, particularly girls, has become more and more challenging.”