Do you need help but do not want to make yourself known? If so you can call the hotline number 718000 for assistance.

The hotline is being administered by the Association of Fathers Promoting Responsible Parenthood (AFPRP).

The service has been made possible thanks to telecommunication company AirTel, which has provided the association with a new mobile phone worth R2,500 and a fixed line.

It was the company's public relations officer Gail Talma who presented the phone to AFPRP chairperson Reginald Elizabeth in a short ceremony held recently at AirTel's head office at Providence.

When the committee came into office on February 22, 2003, the members thought it would be a good idea for the association to run its own hotline.

In April this year, AFPRP personnel acquired communication skills during a training workshop ran by expert facilitators.

This would help the 11 active members of the association, who will be answering the calls of people in need of help, to better understand, counsel and guide them.

The hotline will operate on a 24-hour basis.

Mr Elizabeth took this opportunity to thank and reassure AirTel that the mobile phone and fixed line would be put into good use to counsel people suffering from social problems like domestic violence and child abuse.

On behalf of AirTel, Ms Talma said that the telecommunication company was proud to support AFPRP in its effort to help the community at large.

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