26 girls from St Ursula’s High School in Krugersdorp North, as well as two girls from Blue Eagle High School in Cosmo City recently visited Varsity College Sandton as part of the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day, now in its 13th year.
The initiative has enjoyed unrivaled success as a platform to address the needs and aspirations of female South African pupils from Grades 10 to 12, giving them the opportunity to visit a place of work and experience the various career opportunities available.
The girls began their day with a meet and greet with student relations manager Vasanthee Govender, career center coordinator Edith Chetty, sports coordinator Jolene Mortimor, PR and events coordinator Oratile Matlapeng and the VC Cares, the Varsity College student volunteer team.
After a warm welcome, Vasanthee presented a talk on self-esteem, providing the girls with practical solutions to overcome self-esteem challenges while imparting guidance on gaining self-confidence.
Edith presented the next talk relating information to the pupils on preparing themselves for post-matriculation. She conveyed tips on CV writing, assessments on personal talents and career guidance. The girls really appreciated the talk as they are a year and a half from choosing what they want to study.
The last talk was by senior deputy principal of Marketing, Victor Menoita who provided the pupils with a true picture of what varsity life is all about and how making a decision to study is the best decision a high school leaver can make.
It is estimated that more than 50 000 young girls participated in Cell C’s initiative this year, with 500 companies and government organisations around the country having opened their doors to these pupils.
Cell C drives the initiative but could not have achieved the scale and measure of success without the support from corporate SA and civil society.
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