Amanzimtoti Games Raises Awareness For People With Disabilities

The inaugural Amanzimtoti Water Sweets Games , mixing able-bodied and differently abled people in sports events, have opened many eyes to the difficulties disabled people face.

According to Sapphire Coast Tourism chairperson Romy Wenzel, about a quarter of the participants in the games on Amanzimtotis main beach over the past two days, included people with disabilities.

Wenzel says altogether 60 people took part in games like one-arm golf and chair volleyball, which mimic the handicaps disabled people live with.

She says the games were a good start in the journey towards making Amanzimtoti the place to be for universal access for the disabled.

"We had a lot of people who wanted to try and they seem to realise that indeed its not so easy if you cannot walk, if you cannot see or whatever other disability it may be. So, I really do believe that it has given everybody a thought to be more aware of people who are struggling in our surroundings and to engage with them and to make their lives are easier and to incorporate them into your own lives.