Young entrepreneur determined to make a difference
To self-fund the programme, a determined Ria baked and sold cupcakes, as well as doing odd jobs to earn wages to pay for the less fortunate so they could enjoy an evening of laughter and return home with a full stomach
St Dominic’s Curro Newcastle hosted its first-ever Supper Theatre on August 27 to showcase the extraordinary talents at the school. Being part of the supporting technical team, young entrepreneur Ria Ramdas was inspired by the overwhelming social message that the school play depicted.
The message focused on the necessity of good deeds in everyday life.
Ria thought this was an important message indeed and wanted to celebrate Women’s Month, which inspired her to initiate a programme that would invite girls from Ncandu Combined School to come and be part of the St Dominic’s Supper Theatre.
It was a mammoth task not having corporate sponsors and being self-funded, as well as juggling school and extracurricular activities.”
Her definition of humanity is: Random acts of kindness and genuine caring which impacts positively on the lives of others. She feels that raising awareness of these issues is vitally important, especially among the youth, and felt inspired and fiercely motivated to achieve this goal.
Ria admits that it was an extremely challenging task being a full-time learner, part of the production crew and a member of the technical support team for the Supper Theatre.
Zero resources and limited time were her greatest hurdles, she says.
Ria would like to thank all who helped make the programme possible.
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