LeeConnect in Hazyview a friend in education indeed
Lindelwa Mahlalela of Numbi Trust started her own organisation to empower and inspire underprivileged young people to further their studies.
LeeConnect is an organisation that aims to provide access to information and resources so the youth can further their studies and enhance their personal development.
It has been providing services to assist with university and bursary applications. Extra classes to assist learners to improve their marks have been initiated, among other learning platforms. “We have growth sessions which are a platform to share ideas, encourage, develop and learn. We also assist with CV writing, online job applications and interview preparation skills for starters,” said Mahlalela.
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According to her, in 2021 she and her team have assisted over 750 learners in which 500 got accepted into tertiary institutions.
“Our extra classes have produced one of the top learners in the White Hazy 1 district. Two of the members from the LeeConnect Growth sessions were accepted last year to study at Reykjavik University which is the largest private university in Iceland.”
The organisation has been up and running since 2018. Mahlalela is the only along with her part-time assistants aims to create job opportunities for locals from Hazyview.
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“We have helped approximately 100 learners from Hazyview to achieve their academic goals and since we started to operate online, we have managed to reach learners from all over the country. The majority are from Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Kwazulu-Natal and Mpumalanga,” she said.
The organisation’s next step to help is to do school campaigns around the White Hazy district to reach more learners.
