Giving his life to the community
Correspondent | Monday September 15, 2014 11:44
It also helps them acquire new learning skills as well as practical work experience.
One such person who has over the years demonstrated the spirit of volunteerism is none other than a Bobonong resident, Rebaone Monthe, 30, who is approaching his ninth year as a volunteer in the Bobirwa District Aids Coordinating office (DAC) in Bobonong.
Monthe has been rendering the service to DAC since 2006 as a health educator and he continues to provide such to the residents to date.
“My daily tasks include teaching people about programmes designed to reduce the scourge of HIV/AIDS among Bobirwa residents”, he said.
His activities as a health educator in the area he said have made him well-known figure among his peers and the community at large and he is viewed as a role model.
I offer governmental educational programmes such as Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) and risks related to Multi Concurrent Relationships.
Volunteering, he said, has really helped him personally because having not been involved he could have been something.
He stated that, “I could have been an alcoholic, drug abuser or even involved in criminal activities of sought”.
Monthe credited volunteering at DAC because it opened him doors of new challenge as he has been engaged by District Health Management Team (DHMT) in Bobonong to educate people about consequences of alcohol and drug abuse.
On top of that DHMT has given him the role of the supervisor to monitor other volunteers where he enjoys a motivational allowance which enables him to afford groceries and other necessities.
Meantime assistant District Aids Coordinator Khutsafalo Nfila hailed volunteers in their office for easing work.
Khutsafalo said through volunteers they managed to spread the health messages particularly about HIV/AIDS which made them reach a wider community within a reasonable time.
We have shortage of staff in the office and volunteers really helped to compliment staff shortages, she said.
She urged youth in the area not to shy away from visiting the government or private organisations to request for volunteering jobs.
Nfila advised those who wish to volunteer no to put money issues ahead as volunteerism helps one gains practical experience broaden one’s scope and contributes to a fat resume.