Winning essays earn girls big rewards
Winning essays emerge from the Businesswomen's Association (BWA) annual Winning in the Workplace workshop.
TEN school pupils have written their way to boosting their future education, effectively demonstrating the requirements for future women leaders in South Africa and the elements essential to developing and acquiring that goal.
The winning essays emerged from the Businesswomen’s Association (BWA) annual Winning in the Workplace workshop hosted recently. The girls had to write an essay entitled The Unsung Heroes in our Communities ahead of the full-day workshop which were then independently adjudicated and prizes awarded for the top 10 pieces.
Desireé Venter from Mandini Academy and Minenhle Zule and Lerato Tshabalala from Durban Girls’ Secondary scooped the top three places, winning tens of thousands of rands worth of prizes including laptops, bursaries, cell phones, clothing, training sessions and website hosting. Durban Girls’ Secondary also held the honour of producing the fourth-placed winner, Nandi Khomo.
Venter aims to study as an animal health technician through Unisa next year, while both Zule and Tshabalala hope to secure financial aid bursaries to study as educators within the health sciences arena respectively.
The Winning in the Workplace project focuses on building future women leaders. Now in its 15th year, the event hosted more than 350 Grade 12 pupils and 30 teachers from 70 disadvantaged schools in rural locations across KwaZulu-Natal.
