12 Aug 2015

Reaching out to people and giving them love and compassion is important as it gives them hope and a positive attitude to life.

Speaking during the official launch of Voice of the Voiceless Outreach  at Oasis Motel, the director of Voice of the Voiceless (VOV), Ms Ndiko Muzila said their movement was in line with Vision 2016 pillars. 

Ms Ndiko noted that she founded the organisation in 2005 having been inspired by four pillars of Vision 2016 and biblical principles, adding that she found similarity between the vision and God’s word. 

She said “a compassionate, just and caring nation” is presented in the Bible as “be clothed with compassion” while “a moral and tolerant nation” was  “righteousness exalts a nation.” 

“A safe and secure nation” she said, was cited in the Bible as “peace and security be upon your walls” and further that “an educated and informed nation” was represented in the Bible by “my people don’t perish from lack of knowledge.”

Ms Muzila said VoV was a youth organisation reaching out to the less privileged people, prisoners and children alike. 

She noted that the VoV vision was shared with other youths who dedicated themselves to changing lives with the little they have. 

She said for the past 10 years, VOV has reached over 2 500 youths and children; out of school youth, youths in prisons and rehabilitation centres, rural areas and street children through its different charity and empowerment programmes.

She said their definition of the voiceless was the poor, uneducated, disabled and other disadvantaged people.

She emphasised that the youth and children were their target because they were the most vulnerable who were involved in immoral activities that threaten the vision of the nation and God’s principles. 

Ms Muzila, who is a teacher at Phillip Moshotle Primary School, said VOV has been changing the lives of the people. She noted that she looked into the Vision 2016 pillars and realised that it was a Godly vision as Christ chose people who were shunned and looked down upon and became their voice. 

She said last year she launched a book entitled Voice of the Voiceless. 
She highlighted that through prayer they have changed lives as they visited prisons and hospitals to give hope, and that they have also donated to the less privileged.

She said they also have a band called VOV band comprising of youth from different churches. 

In addition, she said they mentor and hold seminars to motivate young people, adopt schools and impart knowledge to street children. She said they have a programme called “Nkutlwa” where they call the young people and ask them to voice their challenges and why they were in the streets. 

The director of CAPRO missions, Reverend Tshephang Basupi said it was a pleasure to see young people coming together to serve the nation, housing so many children and giving hope to those in prisons. ENDS