By Matefu Mokoena
Following his brave act of helping find Thaba Nchu girls who went missing from their homes, Harrismith social activist Collen Tshediso Charlie is pleased with the role he played in locating the teens.
The two girls went missing from their homes for about three weeks. They were reported to the South African Police Service as missing persons.
Their families and the police were alerted that the girls were spotted somewhere around Harrismith in the Eastern Free State.
With the assistance of the police, Charlie went searching for girls and this week found them alive somewhere around the Harrismith town.
“The girls were a sorry sight when we found them. They were also in a desperate situation. We also involved the social workers to interview them and properly assess their conditions and state of mind,” said Charlie.
A father of one the girls, Patrick Tshabalala, of Thaba Nchu thanked Charlie for his act of bravery. “This gentleman helped us a lot,” he said
Charlie is the founder of Masbonisaneni Sonke Project, a non-governmental organisation based in Intabazwe, Harrismith, in the Eastern Free State in the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality.
This organisation is known for many community welfare projects in Intabazwe, Harrismith, the surrounding areas of Tshiame A, Tshiame B, Makholokoeng and Qwaqwa.
