UKhomishana uthola u-£1million wokuthuthukisa imfundo nokusekelwa kwabantu abasha abahlukunyezwa udlame olubhekiswe kwabesifazane namantombazane

UKhomishana wamaPhoyisa kanye noBugebengu eSurrey, uLisa Townsend, uthole imali ecishe ibe yizigidi eziyi-1 kuHulumeni ukuze ahlinzeke ngephakethe lokweseka abantu abasha ukuze basize ukulwa nodlame olubhekiswe kwabesifazane namantombazane esifundeni.

Lesi samba, esikhishwe yiSikhwama Sehhovisi Lezasekhaya, i-What Works Fund, sizosetshenziswa ochungechungeni lwemiklamo eklanyelwe ukwakha ukuzethemba ezinganeni ngenhloso yokuzenza zikwazi ukuphila izimpilo eziphephile nezigculisekile. Ukunciphisa udlame olubhekiswe kwabesifazane namantombazane kungenye yezinto ezibalulekile kuLisa Uhlelo lwamaphoyisa nobugebengu.

Umnyombo walolu hlelo olusha ukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile kothisha abaletha imfundo yomuntu siqu, yezenhlalakahle, ezempilo kanye nezomnotho (i-PSHE) kuzo zonke izikole e-Surrey ngokusebenzisa uhlelo lweZikolo Ezinempilo ze-Surrey County Council, oluhlose ukuthuthukisa impilo nempilo yabafundi.

Othisha abavela ezikoleni zaseSurrey, kanye nozakwethu ababalulekile be-Surrey Police kanye nezinsizakalo zokuhlukunyezwa kwasekhaya, bazonikezwa ukuqeqeshwa okwengeziwe ukuze basekele abafundi futhi banciphise ingozi yokuba izisulu noma abahlukumezi.

Abafundi bazofunda ukuthi umuzwa wabo wokubaluleka ungashintsha kanjani ukuphila kwabo, kusukela ebudlelwaneni babo nabanye kuya kulokho abakuzuzile ngemva kwesikhathi eside bephumile ekilasini.

Ukuqeqeshwa kuzosekelwa i-Surrey Domestic Abuse Services, uhlelo lwe-YMCA's WiSE (Kuyini Ukuxhashazwa Ngokocansi) kanye Nesikhungo Sokusekela Ukudlwengula Nokuhlukunyezwa Ngokocansi (RASASC).

Uxhaso lwezimali luzoba khona iminyaka emibili nesigamu ukuze izinguquko zibe unomphela.

U-Lisa uthe isicelo sakamuva sehhovisi lakhe esiyimpumelelo sizosiza ukuqeda isihlava sokuhlukunyezwa kwabesifazane namantombazane ngokukhuthaza intsha ukuthi ibone ukubaluleka kwayo.

Uthe: “Abahlukumezi basekhaya badala umonakalo omkhulu emiphakathini yethu, futhi kumele senze konke esingakwenza ukuqeda lo mjikelezo ngaphambi kokuba uqale.

“Yingakho kuyizindaba ezimnandi ukuthi sikwazile ukuthola lolu xhaso, oluzohlanganisa izikole nezinsiza.

“Inhloso ukuvimbela, kunokungenelela, ngoba ngalolu xhaso singaqinisekisa ubumbano olukhulu kulo lonke uhlelo.

“Lezi zifundo ezithuthukisiwe ze-PSHE zizofundiswa othisha abaqeqeshwe ngokukhethekile ukuze basize abantu abasha esifundeni sonke. Abafundi bazofunda ukuthi bayayazisa kanjani impilo yabo engokomzimba nengokwengqondo, ubudlelwano babo nokuphila kwabo siqu, engikholelwa ukuthi kuzobazuzisa ukuphila kwabo konke.”

IHhovisi lamaPhoyisa kanye noKhomishana woBugebengu selikhiphe cishe ingxenye yesiKhwama Sezokuphepha Komphakathi ukuze kuvikelwe izingane nentsha ekulimaleni, kuqiniswe ubudlelwano babo namaphoyisa kanye nokuhlinzeka ngosizo nezeluleko lapho kudingeka.

Ngonyaka wakhe wokuqala ehhovisi, ithimba lika-Lisa lathola imali engaphezu kuka-£2million yokuxhasa uHulumeni okwengeziwe, ingxenye enkulu yayo eyabelwa ukusiza ukulwa nokuhlukunyezwa kwasekhaya, udlame locansi kanye nokucupha.

UDetective Superintendent Matt Barcraft-Barnes, ongumholi wamasu wamaphoyisa aseSurrey mayelana nodlame olubhekiswe kwabesifazane namantombazane kanye nokuhlukunyezwa kwasekhaya, uthe: “E-Surrey, senze isibopho sokwakha isifunda esiphephile nesizizwa siphephile. Ukuze senze lokhu, siyazi ukuthi kufanele sisebenzisane eduze nozakwethu kanye nemiphakathi yendawo ukuze sibhekane nezinkinga ezibaluleke kakhulu, ngokubambisana.

“Siyazi ngocwaningo esilwenzile ngeledlule kunezindawo zaseSurrey lapho abesifazane namantombazane bengazizwa bephephile. Siyazi futhi izigameko eziningi zokuhlukunyezwa kwabesifazane namantombazane azibikwa njengoba zithathwa njengezehlakalo 'zansuku zonke'. Lokhu angeke kwenzeke. Siyazi ukuthi ukucasula okuvame ukubhekwa njengento embi kangako kungakhula kanjani. Udlame nokuhlaselwa kwabesifazane namantombazane nganoma yiluphi uhlobo ngeke kube yinto evamile.

“Kuyangijabulisa ukuthi iHhovisi Lasekhaya lisinikeze lolu xhaso ukuze silethe uhlelo oluphelele futhi oludidiyelwe oluzosiza ukuvimbela udlame olubhekiswe kwabesifazane namantombazane lapha eSurrey.”

UClare Curran, oyiLungu leKhabhinethi leKhabhinethi yoMkhandlu we-Surrey County for Education and Lifelong Learning, uthe: “Kuyangijabulisa ukuthi u-Surrey uzobe ethola uxhaso ku-What Works Fund.

“Uxhaso lwezimali luzoya emsebenzini obalulekile, osivumela ukuthi silethe ukwesekwa kwezikole mayelana nemfundo yomuntu siqu, yezenhlalakahle, ezempilo nezomnotho (i-PSHE) ezokwenza umehluko omkhulu ezimpilweni zabafundi nothisha.

“Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi othisha abavela ezikoleni eziyi-100 bazothola ukuqeqeshwa okwengeziwe kwe-PSHE, kodwa ukwesekwa kuzoholela nasekuthuthukisweni Kompetha be-PSHE ngaphakathi kwezinsiza zethu ezibanzi, abazokwazi ukweseka izikole ngendlela efanele besebenzisa izindlela zokuvikela nokuhlukumezeka.

“Ngithanda ukubonga iHhovisi lami ngomsebenzi walo wokuthola lolu xhaso, kanye nakubo bonke ababambisene nabo ababambe iqhaza ekusekeleni ukuqeqeshwa.”


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