The City of Cape Town’s Identikidz programme – which aims to safeguard children at the Mother City’s beaches – will be re-introduced this festive season.
The project, which was initially introduced in 2016, allows children to be tagged on arrival at the beach, with a band containing their caregiver’s details. In the event that a child gets separated from their family, the contact information can be used to reunite them.
THE PROJECT WILL RUN OVER THE FOLLOWING PERIODS:
- 15 – 17 December
- 23 – 26 December
- 30 – 31 December
- 1 January
- 6 – 7 January
- 13 – 14 January
- 20 – 21 January
The City’s Community Services and Health mayco member, Patricia Van der Ross says more than 100 000 children were tagged during previous festive period:
“The statistics are proof of the value that the Identikidz project adds, but also that more and more parents and caregivers are taking their childrens’ safety to heart when out and about over the very busy festive season period,” says Van der Ross.
Participating beaches are Big Bay, Camps Bay, Fish Hoek, Gordon’s Bay, Harmony Park, Lagoon Beach, Melkbosstrand, Milnerton Beach, Mnandi, Monwabisi, Muizenberg, Sea Point and surrounding area, Silwerstroom, Strand and Strandfontein.
On 26 December and 1 January, Identikidz will also be available at Maidens Cove.
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