HELPING addicts get clean and change their lives is a spiritual calling for Clean Up Hub, founder, Reikhutsitse Malala.
"I'm excited to change people's lives using the calling to touch lives," he said.
Reikhutsitse hosted a soup of hope drive at Mabopane Station in Tshwane on Sunday, 1 October, where he served soup, bread, cakes and cold drinks.
He hosts the initiative once a month from his pockets and with the help of a few stakeholders.
"I feel honoured to be part of helping my community in Tshwane to live a clean life. I feel bad seeing young people addicted to nyaope. I even pray for them because it's bad what they go through in their daily lives," he said.
Reikhutsitse said this event is continuous and will hit Mamelodi in two weeks. He said he feels fullfilled and has helped at least 200 drug addicts.
"I'm giving people a second chance in life and the families are thankful for the initiative. These former addicts are changing people's lives at the moment," he said.
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Reikhutsitse will embark on a 120km walk from Joburg to Soshanguve on 24 and 25 November 2023.
Former World Boxing Federation champion, Ditau Molefyane said he is supporting the initiative because it helps the community deal with addicts.
"I'm excited to see a change in our communities and hope it can be done nationally," he said.
Francis Letsoalo, director of Makgobathe Security Services said: "I'm happy to be part of the initiative. We always help organisations to help the needy. I wish our youth can change and be drug free."
Recovering addict, Mojalefa Tladi (36) said: "Drugs destroys lives. We end up stealing and being hated in the community, even by our families."
Drug addict, Bongani Mahlangu (38) said: "Unemployment is another thing that made me get involved in drugs. I will love to be clean."
Clean Up Hub is now activating a drive to get 50 drug addicts to go to Witpoot Treatment Centre in Brakpan in Ekurhuleni.
