Kwa-Thema – Black Dads Unplugged hosted a networking meet-and-greet on the Ekurhuleni East TVET Faculty on Saturday.
“That is one thing new however lengthy overdue. We’re a collective of fathers who perceive the highs, lows, absurdly early wake-up calls and unending quest to seek out matching socks for tiny ft.
“We additionally know the burden of accountability, the love that drives us and the unstated struggles many black fathers face,” defined Azola Mzekandaba, the CEO of Black Dads Unplugged.
Mzekandaba mentioned fatherhood is a journey full of pleasure, uncertainty and countless studying.
“However right here’s the truth in SA in the present day: Lower than a 3rd (31.5%) of kids reside with each mother and father. Almost one in 5 youngsters (19%) reside with neither organic mother or father.
“And whereas 45.4% of kids reside with their moms, solely a fraction have their fathers current of their lives.
“These numbers aren’t simply statistics; they’re tales – tales of absence, resilience and households doing their greatest with what they’ve, and so they spotlight the urgency of what we’re constructing right here,” he added.
He mentioned Black Dads Unplugged isn’t just a gathering however a motion.
“We’re right here to create an area the place fathers can speak, pay attention, study, and most significantly, present up – for themselves, their youngsters and one another.
“Over the subsequent 12 months, we are going to run a four-part workshop collection, an consciousness marketing campaign, and a podcast to shift the narrative round black fatherhood as a result of we’re not absent. We’re right here. And we’re able to redefine what it means to be a father in in the present day’s world,” he mentioned.
The initiative is constructed by fathers, for fathers.
“Whether or not you’re a dad, a stepdad, a mentor, or somebody attempting to determine all of it out, we welcome you. Let’s have the robust conversations, share the laughs and create options that make a distinction. As a result of so long as there are fathers, youngsters, and households, we shall be right here,” he concluded.
For extra data, go to www.blackdads.africa
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