The Pixley Ka Seme District Office concluded their three phased programme with a roundtable discussion on Gender Based Violence & Femicide (GBVF), Child Prostitution and Child Trafficking Awareness Programme at the Britstown Community Hall, 28 Febraury 2024.

The aim of the initiative was to provide integrated crime prevention initiatives and partnership for safer community intervention regarding Child Prostitution on the N12, affecting the community of Britstown. The pivot point of this last programme was to engage with the parents and guardians within the community of Britstown regarding the grave nature of child prostitution exploiting the vulnerable youth on the N12 route.

The community was shocked to find out that girls as young as 13 years of age are trafficked. Ms. J Filika, outlined some of the methods that recruiters used to lure children into a trafficking situations which include; forced abductions, luring the children in with payment, being recruited by a trusted individual, and being hooked on drugs. The programme drawn to a close as the elderly were briefed by SASSA regarding Grant's Beneficiary Education and warning signs to identify possible sexual abuse in a child's behaviour.