Skywise Airlines support Laudium youth

SKYWISE Airlines reached the sky for the second time this July, with a donation of branded pens, rulers and bags to over 400 grade 11 learners from Laudium, Pretoria, on July 22 at the Laudium Civic Centre.

Leaners had gathered for the second annual Youth Summit, initiated by the Laudium Women’s Network (LWN) in celebration of the youth.

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“This is a win-win situation as learners benefited and in turn took the pens, rulers and bags to their homes to definitely mention that Skywise is a new airline in South Africa”, said co-organiser of 911 4 kidZ, Amoré Sameera Jooste.

“Empowering our young leaders to be the moral flag bearers of tomorrow” was the theme of the summit, aimed at building leadership among the local youth.

Objectives of the gathering included awareness to identify the problems and relevant issues in the community, becoming morally sensitised and change agents, promoting youth activism for the development of a caring community, leadership skills and provision of a moral compass, breaking down barriers of segregation and encouraging community building with integrity, as well as using dialogue as a platform for problem solving as opposed to aggressive means to find solutions.

Learners were welcomed by dynamic and vibrant women of the community, as well as by prominent motivational speakers.

They were also afforded the opportunity to participate in brainstorming sessions and present their point of views.

Appropriate leadership skills were imparted to the young leaders of tomorrow, which lack in some of the leaders of today and hence contributing to decay of the moral fabric of society.

It was hoped such skills will enable the youth to address and work towards eliminating destructive behaviours.

Skywise also teamed up with Thembekile Mandela Foundation on July 18 to paint 14 classrooms at Khamane High School in Malapyane, Mpumalanga, as part of 67 Minutes of Mandela Day.