A Grade 1 teacher at Rogate Primary School in Otjwarongo, Gelda Waterboer, who had gone viral on social media for teaching children to report anyone touching their private parts, vowed to make it her mission to equip and advocate for the safety of children.
Waterboer's song racked up millions of views on TikTok.
MICT Otjozondjupa Region sat with Waterboer to hear the story behind the song, the one that broke the taboo.
"Growing up seeing the type of environment that I grew up in and seeing the type of things that I had to undergo as a child, I took upon myself to be the teacher that I never had. I vowed that I will be a teacher that provides protection, a teacher that provides a safe place and an equipped environment that is helping learners to learn in a manner that is going to help them in the process of development."
That was the beginning of her passion, fuelled by a song that she saw on YouTube about the safety of the learners.
"I believe the teachers were having a conference or something, and they were talking about the safety and all of those things, and that's how I started to incorporate this in my lessons. And as we know, our curriculum has a "Being Safe" topic."
Waterboer says there is a greater need for families to speak out against any type of abuse happening in their households.
"There is a cry for child safety. And the reason why I believe that introducing this to younger kids, for example, I'm teaching Grade 1 children, six- to seven-year-olds, and introducing them to these topics as early as possible will help them to recognise if they are already in such a situation."
She said the nation needs to be firm and assertive in the protection of children.
"Whether we like it or not, if we don't take charge of introducing our kids to their own safety, somebody else will do it for them, and they will not do it in a respectful manner. They will do it in a manner that violates their right. They will humiliate them in the sense that their innocence will be stolen. So if we have the power today to equip our kids, to give them a voice to be able to speak up, as small as they are, I believe that we'll have a safer generation."