Local stakeholders visit West high schools to talk about social ills
“The movement seeks to encourage youth to start their businesses and take education seriously as one of the tools to eliminate poverty.”
Various organisations led by the Youth Leadership Programme (YLP) visited Lotus Gardens and Fusion secondary schools to engage with learners on various social ills.
Founder of the YLP, Pastor Clement Chauke said that the programme was launched to motivate and assist local youth combat the challenges that plague this demographic.
“This notion came as a result of a mission to combat the high youth unemployment rate and help youth deal with social ills such as crime and substance abuse. The movement seeks to encourage youth to start their businesses and take education seriously as one of the tools to eliminate poverty,” Chauke stated.
The YLP was joined by Idols season 18 winner, Thapelo Molomo, Miss Unique beauty pageant semi-finalist, Keamogetswe Maphanga and members of the Pretoria West SAPS.
A Build One South Africa (Bosa) public representative spoke to the learners about the importance of self-belief, while Molomo entertained them with a live performance.
Sergeant Masilele of Pretoria West SAPS spoke about the dangers of crime and informed learners about the platforms they can use to report any form of crime.
“We feel very honoured that Pastor Clement chose to visit us today. Whenever our learners hear that his coming, they get excited,” said Fusion high school deputy principal, Maemi Mathibe.
“We want to thank the partners for their motivation, advice and wisdom that they impart to our learners. The cherry on top was Thapelo’s performance. Please keep up the good work, and assist where necessary because we benefitted a lot, learnt a lot, and it’s changing lives. We feel blessed and our learners will always remember this day.”
LEARNERS ALSO ENJOYED THE VISIT
Lotus secondary school learners, Ofiloe and Kefiloe Dibetso were some of the learners that particularly enjoyed the visit.
“We would like to thank Thapelo for not only coming to perform but educating us as well, we learnt a lot,” Kefiloe said.
“We also want to thank Pastor Clement for choosing our school, we had so much fun and learnt the importance of never giving up on life, staying away from drugs and focusing on our work.”
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