Last Week Zomnotho Community Development NPO together with Kzn Department Of Social Development,(Umzumbe Service Office) conducted its Families Matter Program in Mthwalume ward 10 under Umzumbe Municipality
The purpose of this programme was to give parents the knowledge, skills, comfort, and confidence to discuss sex-related issues with their Children , and also give parents and caregivers specific knowledge and skills about ways that they can reduce their children’s risk of becoming infected with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections or getting pregnant .
The intervention increases parental awareness and parenting skills through a series of five sessions. The sessions focus on increasing parental awareness about the issues children face, improving parents’ ability to communicate with their children about sex, and encouraging parenting practices that increase the likelihood that children will not engage in sexual risk behaviors.
Parents were asked to bring their children to a designated session in order to practice the communication skills learned during the intervention. The goal is that, upon completion of the program, parents will feel more competent and comfortable in addressing issues related to sex and sexuality with their children.
