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AWARENESS EVENT

20 MAY, 2017

SOSHAD Centre hosted an event awareness where the community of Soshanguve, parents, learners and other guests were invited by the centre enjoyed themselves to what seemed as a fun-filled educational event for everyone most importantly for the community of Soshanguve. The day started off with Mr Dau Kholofelo, the centre Manager welcoming the guests to the events, followed by everyone singing the national anthem and then a short prayer to stat the day. The programme director was Ms Getty, a volunteer at the centre who was doing social work integrated learning. 
Mrs Verinica Baloyi spoke of how she went from not knowing anything about disability to being disabled, she shared her story to the audience. She also told the learners to not give oy and for parents to continue to support their children and give them the care they deserve. 
The event followed by the learners at the centre showing off their singing, drama and acting, poetry and dancing skills to the audiences. It was a great atmosphere as everyone chanted at the learners. One of learners Matome presented a poem about disability which really changed the atmosphere and the audiences seemed to have loved the poem. The poem and the drama were both composed by Tshegofatso Michelly, one of the volunteers from Tshwane University of technology doing work-integrated learning. 
The event was much of success, Mr Sello Hopane, the owner of the centre described how disability impacted his life was he born with a disability. He further explained how he had to accept the challenges being disabled came with. He then motivated the learners, parents and community that disability is inability because it does not mean you cannot be successful.
 Catherine Mana from the rehabilitation team shared the word with the parents about disability, on how to cope with disability or how to cope living with a person is disabled. Ms Mana explained the challenges she faces when counselling people living with disabilities. Kagiso Malaola, a student from Tshwane University of Technology who volunteers at the centre perform a poem that was inspiration and motivation to audiences and everyone seemed to have loved it as they chanted. 
The event went on where teachers and volunteers were introduced to the parents and community. The event was successful. 

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS: 
•    The Taxi Association
•    Gift of the givers
•    Soshanguve FM A
•    Mrs Mashimbyi and Ms Baloyi 

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