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Photo caption: Emfuleni councillors completed the Scientology Tools for Life training and were awarded certificates and the bright yellow jackets and caps of the Volunteer Minister.<\/em><\/p>\n
These Ward councillors, facing daily challenges, eagerly embraced the opportunity for change. Completing the 19 Tools for Life courses, they acquired a diverse array of skills\u2014from resolving conflicts and tackling poverty and drug abuse to empowering youth, improving literacy, communication and ethical standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was more than I expected,\u201d said one councillor, while another hailed it as the catalyst for constructive dialogue between the community and the municipality. Chief Ward Committee Coordinator Mr. Tefo Molakeng, instrumental in organizing the program, affirmed its potential to enhance lives. \u201cThis training will help them make lives better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In recognition of the program\u2019s transformative impact, Cllr. Soxuza extended her congratulations to the graduates and expressed her intent to establish a \u201clifelong partnership\u201d with the Scientology Volunteer Ministers.<\/p>\n
\u201cReal community development begins with empowerment,\u201d said Sandile Hlayisi, chairperson of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers of South Africa who delivered the training. \u201cYou first have to equip people with skills they can use to bring relief to themselves and others. We provide this training because we believe all our communities should be unified, empowered and prosperous.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scientology Tools for Life training is available free of charge on the Scientology website<\/a> in 20 languages, including Sotho, Zulu and Xhosa. They contain the technology developed by Scientology Founder L.\u00a0Ron Hubbard for the Volunteer Ministers program. Mr. Hubbard described the Volunteer Minister as \u201ca person who helps his fellow man on a volunteer basis by restoring purpose, truth and spiritual values to the lives of others.\u201d They live by the creed: \u201cA Volunteer Minister does not shut his eyes to the pain, evil and injustice of existence. Rather, he is trained to handle these things and help others achieve relief from them and new personal strength as well.\u201d<\/p>\n For the full impact of South Africa\u2019s Scientology Volunteer Ministers, watch the new feature-length documentary Operation: Do Something About It<\/em><\/a>. Produced by Scientology Media Productions, the film is available on the Scientology Network on DIRECTV Channel 320, DIRECTV STREAM, AT&T U-verse, and streams at Scientology.tv<\/a>, on mobile apps, and via the Roku, Amazon Fire, and Apple TV platforms.<\/p>\n Since launching with an introduction by Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr.\u00a0David\u00a0Miscavige<\/a> in March 2018, the Scientology Network has been viewed in 240 countries and territories worldwide in 17 languages.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientologynews.org\/press-releases\/<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/documentaries\/operation-do-something-about-it.html<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.org\/20-21\/#scientology-volunteer-ministers-help-at-risk-populations-in-south-africa<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.castlekyalami.org.za\/<\/a><\/p>\n MULTIMEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/documentaries\/operation-do-something-about-it.html<\/a><\/p>\n VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/documentaries\/operation-do-something-about-it.html<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n6sxsSt2Srg<\/a><\/p>\n
![https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/24-0316-s2p-emfuleni-300dpi.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nPhoto caption: Emfuleni councillors completed the Scientology Tools for Life training and were awarded certificates and the bright yellow jackets and caps of the Volunteer Minister.<\/p>\nTAGS: #ChurchofScientology #ScientologyVolunteerMinisters #ToolsforLife #OperationDoSomethingAboutIt #Scientology #ScientolgyTV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GAUTENG, South Africa, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 16, 2024, (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Councillor Sibongile Soxuza, deeply troubled by the pervasive issues of domestic abuse, drug addiction, poverty, corruption and crime within her communities, recognized the urgent need for action. As speaker of the council, responsible for nearly a million residents, she took a personal stand to effect change. Seeking a program that could deliver tangible results, she turned to the Scientology Volunteer Ministers life skills training program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8949,"featured_media":110064,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[608,18164,12804],"tags":[18214],"class_list":["post-110065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion-news","category-africa-business","category-ap","tag-scientology-south-africa","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":2973,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8949"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/24-0316-s2p-emfuleni-300dpi.jpg\"){kind=link}