Insp. Ian Bennett Athlone SAPS

Active Social Assistance supported an Substance Abuse Awareness programme alongside Insp. Bennett of Athlone SAPS in Darling & Villiersdorp. The programme was hosted over two days as the farming communities are far apart from schools and place of work and you still find that some of the labour force including learners travel bare feet in this day and age. This reality is just a stone throw away from the Big City (Cape Town) yet we are so far removed from this reality "APATHY". 

Substance Abuse (TIK) has though found its way into the lives of these farming communities that were already struggling with the result of the "Dop" system. 

As Insp. Bennett begins to share his experiences & findings of the drug culture that exists within communnities & the reality of those infected and affected by substance abuse, one could pick up by the sad & almost blank expression on the faces of these learners, that they are definately affected in a negative way. Faces dropped, eyes became sad, little smiles became lost as the Inspector merely touch on certain points such as rape, violence in the home, etc.

Insp. Bennett empowering the kids (10111)

Drug paraphenalia seized by SAPS from school learnes used to inform kids of the dangers and the consequences of Substance Abuse

 

Our kids are not taking pencil crayons, pens, lunch, books or lunch money to school anymore. Parents, Guardians PLEASE love your kids, spend more time with your kids. If you not spending time with them, "WHO is"???