Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Community Crime Prevention, Stinkwater

Stinkwater (Hammanskraal)

The facilitator reached 27 youth in this community

Findings:

➢ A rural area situated in Hammanskraal North of Pretoria
➢ High number of unemployment especially amongst the youth in this community
➢ Common crimes in the community are house breaking, cable theft and rape
➢ Drug abuse and boredom are the main reason behind the high crime rate


Solutions:

Stinkwater
To reduce crime in the community by involving the youth in sports activities, traditional dancing and cultural activities
Tshwaraganang Talent Search


Sustainability Plan

A partnership has been established with the local SAPS, CPF and other stakeholders. The future plan is to take over from Khulisa and run independently. The participants were encouraged to enrol as police reservists.

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