Two Katlehong youngsters get scholarships
Students are thrilled to be able to further their studies.
A panel of five people sat down recently, to interview a very nervous group of candidates for the prestigious Peermont Education Trust Scholarship.
As well as trustees, Peermont management and a representative from the DBE, the panel also included two alumni members (previous beneficiaries of the trust scholarship).
Together they selected eight promising young people for full scholarships, with two of the recipients, Lesedi Molaba and Tshiamo Peloeahae, being residents of Katlehong.
In addition to having their fees paid, these lucky students will also benefit from the support of the Peermont team, in the form of mentorship and coaching, as well as workshops by Learning to Learn and Dynamic Intervention.
Together, all the service providers ensure that the students have the very best advantage and this is what enables the trust to maintain an 85 per cent pass rate.
The students will be mentored by the trust administrator, Jenny Findlay.
“This is the critical difference that the trust bursary offers, and it is extremely important for young people who come from disadvantaged communities,” said Findlay.
“By meeting with the students monthly, problems are identified early and assistance can be offered.”
Speaking after getting the good news, Molaba, who will be doing a BSc actuarial and finance degree at Wits, said: “I would like to run a big corporation someday, be an influential member of the public and have an input in economic policies that are being drawn up.
“This will help me to achieve my goal of effecting change in South Arica and steering the country in a direction that I see as best for all; I look forward to eliminating barriers and breaking marginalisation.”
For Peloeahae, who is going to do her second year of a BCom economics, at the University of Johannesburg, her future is the key to making a difference in her family, revealing to the upcoming generation that you can achieve beyond what surrounds you.
She also has aspirations of being an economist and then proceeding to being a chief economist, dreams that can become a reality thanks to the trust scholarship.
Students are encouraged to “plough back” services to their communities and, as a result, they have been conducting academic support programmes in their respective schools during vacations.
Over 100 young people have been granted full scholarships for tertiary courses by the trust so far.
