Prize giving
ceremonies, hosted in April by Operation Khanyisa,
rewarded the 1,500 children and community members who were rallied into talent
show competitions at five focus sites around the country last year.
These
competitions saw participants relay the campaign’s educational messages in poetry,
poster design, coloring-in, drama, singing and dancing in a fun and creative
way.
Maboe
Maphaka, National Sponsor for Eskom’s Energy Losses Management Program (ELP)
and Operation Khanyisa’s champion says:
“We received a very positive response from the schools and had great
attendance with the whole community getting involved.
“Winners were
excited to receive prizes and supporters cheered for their teams. Teachers and parents were very thankful for
prizes won and appreciated the overall campaign impact on their lives. Our
stakeholders showed their support as well, along with the coordinators and
field workers who made sure that the events ran smoothly.”
Operation
Khanyisa is a behavioral-change campaign intended to educate the public about
the negative effects of electricity theft. It aims to mobilize all South
Africans towards legal, safe and efficient power use and encourage the
reporting of electricity theft.
The campaign targets
all power users including industrial, manufacturing, agricultural and
commercial sectors and residents in general.
“The response
from the community exceeded our expectations.
Well done to all who participated.
Their talents shouldn’t stop here but must be taken forward. I encourage the learners to remember the
message which they need to propagate.
Every participant was enthusiastic and incorporated the key messages
into their performances very well.”
“It was evident that hard work and
effort had gone into the talent shows as the objectives
were achieved across various ages and groups,” concludes Mr Maphaka.
For more on Operation Khanyisa head on to http://www.operationkhanyisa.co.za/
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