MEC launch Healthy Lifestyle Programme for Umzinyathi District
After the successful launch of District Development Model in the UMzinyathi District, MEC for Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation Ms Hlengiwe Mavimbela on Thursday, 10/09/2020, visited eQhudeni Village, KwaSithole, in Nquthu to launch the Healthy Lifestyle Programme.
This Programme aims to encourage communities to remain active and eat healthy food. The programme seeks to stimulate and enhance coordination of programmes that promotes physical activity, fitness, sport participation and good nutrition. Through active lifestyle the Department of Sport and Recreation wants to target vulnerable groups especially senior citizens, youth and disabled people to promote active living.
MEC Mavimbela said since the country was faced by COVID-19 earlier this year it is important for the Department to come to our communities to promote active lifestyle and healthy living.
This Programme aims to encourage communities to remain active and eat healthy food. The programme seeks to stimulate and enhance coordination of programmes that promotes physical activity, fitness, sport participation and good nutrition. Through active lifestyle the Department of Sport and Recreation wants to target vulnerable groups especially senior citizens, youth and disabled people to promote active living.
MEC Mavimbela said since the country was faced by COVID-19 earlier this year it is important for the Department to come to our communities to promote active lifestyle and healthy living.
“It is important for our communities especially senior citizens to remain active in order to boost their immune systems, this is the only way we can beat diseases like Covid-19 and save lives in KZN.”
In line with the DDM model, MEC Mavimbela handed over sport equipment, social relief packets from Social Development and seed packs from the Department of Agriculture in KZN. The sports packs were donated to the Qhudeni Centre as well as two local schools. The packs include board games, balls, playing cards, skipping ropes, hoola hoops, tennis balls, bibs, whistles, cones and puzzles.
MEC Mavimbela said the healthy lifestyles programme will be launched and implemented in all districts in the Province.