{"id":44934,"date":"2024-09-17T07:55:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T05:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/faith-based-crime-prevention-project-in-vrygrond-takes-aim-at-youth-gangsterism-20240917\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:55:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:55:56","slug":"faith-based-crime-prevention-project-in-vrygrond-takes-aim-at-youth-gangsterism-20240917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/faith-based-crime-prevention-project-in-vrygrond-takes-aim-at-youth-gangsterism-20240917\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith-based crime prevention project in Vrygrond takes aim at youth gangsterism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Spiritual Crime Prevention Projec aims to steer children as young as nine away from gangsterism and drugs. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Residents are rallying to protect their youth from the growing crime problem. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The initiative hopes to expand to other at-risk areas like Lakeside and Kalk Bay.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A Spiritual Crime Prevention Project, in partnership with faith-based groups in Vrygrond and local police, hopes to turn children as young as nine away from drugs and gangsterism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vrygrond Community Development Forum (CDF) faith-based sector, in partnership with the Ex-Prison Ministry, Muizenberg police, the Muizenberg Community Policing Forum (CPF) and Community in Blue held a crime prevention walk and service in Vrygrond on Sunday 8 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/read-the-latest-print-edition-of-the-peoples-post-here-20240913-3\" target=\"_blank\">The latest print edition of the People\u2019s Post here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Goodman Xabanisa, event organiser and chair of the Vrygrond CDF, said their aim was to steer young people away from crime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_659b3f63\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cDrugs is a big issue in our community, so we are trying to get young people away from that.\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Xabanisa shared his thoughts with <span><em>People\u2019s Post<\/em><\/span><em>.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>According <\/span>to him, gangsterism in the area is ruining the lives of children as young as nine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_8235919b\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cYou would never think that a child of nine could kill someone, but a month ago, an underage child stabbed another child,\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;he said. \u201cIn another case, a 12-year-old was found carrying a gun. Gangsterism is ruining our youngsters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_682cf8ff\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12213\/854fa943dc4b48eb934860457bf396a2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1a1793065d1341e3acf299af33e0818d.jpg\" title=\"Muizenberg Police station commander Col Jaqui Johnson. PHOTO: \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Muizenberg Police station commander Col Jaqui Johnson. PHOTO: <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ex-prison-ministry\">Ex-Prison Ministry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the Ex-Prison Ministry, which comprises people who served time in prison, have joined the initiative to warn children of the consequences of drugs and gangsterism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn our community, there is this belief that you need to be in a gang to be protected and then you are untouchable,\u201d said Xabanisa. \u201cWe have the Ex-Prison Ministry, in their overalls with names printed on it, telling young people not to be part of gangs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muizenberg CPF secretary Heide Goodman, who attended the event, said it was good to see more than 200 residents, including children, interested in the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_70b5611d\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cThe biggest issue in the area is crime and gender-based violence (GBV),\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>said Goodman. \u201cI was just pleased to see the community come together, listening to these messages and maybe a little spark of hope coming out of it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that the main attraction for the children was the testimonies by members of the Ex-Prison Ministry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf we stand together and work with police and law enforcement, we are more than the gangsters and can start to take back Vrygrond for its residents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_806acee4\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12213\/7e7015289c3f4e3895bc803392bd59e3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/35c55e87a4fb4ec39270a0ff0c1f5064.jpg\" title=\"Muizenberg Community Policing Forum (CPF) and Community in Blue members supported a Spiritual Crime Prevention Project in Vrygrond. PHOTO: \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Muizenberg Community Policing Forum (CPF) and Community in Blue members supported a Spiritual Crime Prevention Project in Vrygrond. PHOTO: <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-future\">Future<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodman hopes the project can be rolled out in other communities such as Lakeside and Kalk Bay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Spiritual Crime Prevention Project should take place throughout the precinct in Military Road and Hillview where the problems really are, but also in areas such as Muizenberg, Kalk Bay and Lakeside.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward 45 councillor Mandy Marr, who attended the event, said she looks forward to supporting upcoming events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Vrygrond faith-based sector hosted a hugely successful ex-prisoner open-air prayer and ministry event at the Vrygrond taxi rank,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCol Jaqui Johnson, Capt Stephen Knapp and the Community in Blue joined, showing that 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