Name: Jarrod Delport Year joined enke: 2009 From: Krugersdorp, Gauteng Finding that critical moment of inspiration for creating change can be a struggle and for those with the ideas and the inspiration, finding the right moment to shine can be the hardest part. After half a decade of involvement with enke: Make Your Mark, Jarrod says finding his […]
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enke: Hall of Fame | Crowdfunding Campaign
Our crowdfunding campaign officially launched on Monday 31 March 2014: http://bit.ly/1kg9Sy7 We’ve changed the lives of 1000 young people in South Africa since we started, back in 2009. Now we need every bit of help in raising our target goal of USD$20,000/R200,000 to double the impact and reach of our programs to over 2,000 young South […]
TK & Maja: Leading their peers!
Names: Tsakane Ngoepe & Maja Morukhuladi School: Dendron Senior Secondary School (matriculated in 2010) Community Issue: Education Hometown: Bochum, Limpopo Tsakane Ngoepe (“TK”) and Maja Morukhuladi attended Dendron Senior Secondary School, situated about 60kms outside of Polokwane in the Limpopo province. They noted that the dropout rate of students in Grade 11, at their school, was quite high […]
Sesi: The Chess Queen
Names: Sesi Selemolela School: Malusi High School (matriculated in 2013) Community Issue: Youth Empowerment Hometown: Avon, Limpopo Finding her second family has been a journey for Sesi. Coming from the rural farmlands of Limpopo, she saw a lot of young people without much to do, and getting into trouble. Before joining the enke family Sesi and a […]
Ndilisa, Talita, Lwazi, Vuyani, Ambesa, Ludwe, Onke & Abenathi: The Joy of Reading
Names: Ndilisa May, Talita Maliti, Lwazi Fanana, Vuyani Vorslag, Ambesa Mafanga, Ludwe Zigwebile, Onke Ntlolokotshane & Abenathi Ntelezi School: Chris Hani Secondary School Community Issue: Education/Literacy Hometown: Khayelitsha, Western Cape How do you inspire in a group of young people a love of reading? Especially when you have limited access to books and no place for young […]
Press Release: Young South Africans Create Positive Social Change
enke: Make Your Mark will host the Cape Town Celebration Event to mark the end of the 6-month experience in social action for the 118 participants of the 2013 enke: Trailblazer Program Cape Town Intake. This upcoming graduation-styled event is designed to recognise and celebrate these young South Africans who have implemented innovative community action […]
5 things we love about enke!
Today is Valentine’s Day and we, the enke team, thought it was a great day to share with you some of the things we absolutely LOVE about enke! PS Don’t forget to share in the comments the things that make enke rock for YOU 🙂 1. Our awesome participants! (past and present) At enke we […]
What you missed: 2014 enke: Alumni Summit
This past Friday, 31 January 2014 we had the pleasure of hosting 54 enke alumni from around the country at our first ever enke: Alumni Summit. Since 2009 we are proud to share that we have inspired, supported and trained 980 young adults on both of our programs and the young leaders we hosted this past weekend […]
The Countdown Begins: 3 sleeps and counting!
In T-minus 3 days we will be hosting our first ever 2014 enke: Alumni Summit! *woop woop* This 2-day summit, that is themed “RE-CONNECT! RE-INSPIRE!”, will host 70 past enke participants from enke programs – bright young leaders from across South Africa aged between 18 and 28 years of age. At a time when more of […]
Press Release | enke: Make Your Mark hosts its first ever Alumni Summit
enke: make your mark hosts its first ever alumni summit This Friday 31 January, enke: Make Your Mark will launch the 2014 enke Alumni Summit. This event will gather 70 past participants of enke programs, young leaders from across South Africa aged between 18 and 28 years of age, and is themed, “RE-CONNECT! RE-INSPIRE!” At […]
