Name: Lubabalo Qamata Community Issue: Youth Development Hometown: Eastern Cape Upon leaving the 2013 enke: Forum, Lubabalo’s vision was to create a platform to develop critical thinking amongst his peer group within his high school and community. He has started a debating club/platform where young people voice their concerns on issues within South Africa and engage […]
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Aviwe, Thabo & Siphelo: Sharing the gift of music
Names: Aviwe Nkani, Thabo Ngoxo & Siphelo Mvampantsi Community Issue: Education Hometown: Eastern Cape These three 2013 Trailblazers are teaching young people in the Lovers Twist village of Hamburg how to play a musical instrument. As participants at the Keiskamma Music Academy they have seen the impact of music and self-expression in their lives. The […]
Siyamthanda, Vuyisa & Sibusiswe: The Change Initiators
Names: Siyamthanda Dyantyie, Vuyisa Ntsundwana & Sibusiswe Beja Community Issue: Youth Development Hometown: Eastern Cape Going by the name “Change Initators”, this group of three 2013 Trailblazers are tutoring primary school children and offering them homework classes to deter them from getting influenced into negative behaviours by older kids within the community. The primary school […]
Mulisa: Betting against the odds
Name: Mulisa Singo Community Issue: Gambling Hometown: Johannesburg, Gauteng Over the last few years Mulisa recognized the high amount of gambling activities that were taking place at his high school. After attending the 2013 Johannesburg enke: Forum, he then decided to focus his community action project on implementing and running various sporting activities at high […]
Anelisa: Artistic Activism
Name: Anelisa Valela Community issue: Artistic Expression Hometown: Eastern Cape Anelisa is passionate about poetry and the creative arts. Last month, in October 2013, she ran a workshop on the lawns outside her school where she invited local poets and artists to come and inspire the youth in her community. Her community action project continues to […]
Lerato: Bridging the gap
Name: Lerato Maepa Community Issue: Education Hometown: Limpopo Lerato is passionate about mathematics and her community action project is working to improve the maths pass rate in the lower grades 8 to 9 at her high school, Kopa Secondary School, as she has seen that the lower grades are not performing well. She has noted […]
We’re back!
Today is the first day back in the office for the enke team and it’s great to be back. There are no holiday blues to speak of, as we are all-systems-go in terms of kicking off the New Year. So what are looking forward to , you may ask? Below is a short list of […]
2012/2013 enke Impact Report
The 2012/2013 enke Impact Report will give you a snapshot of the impact of our two enke programs (Trailblazer & Ignition) in 2012/2013. It will give you a glimpse of the impact of the youth led projects run by our participants. Click here: enke Make Your Mark – 2012 Impact Report
Thato: Planting seeds of hope
Name: Thato Sauhatse Community Issue: Youth Development Hometown: Orange Farm, Gauteng Thato lives in an informal settlement in Orange Farm and noted that there were no positive role models in his community and that the unemployed youth in his community often ended up being victims of crime and substance abuse, due to the high level of […]
Pertunia: Creating a strong community
Name: Pertunia Letsoalo Community Issue: Youth Develoment Hometown: Tzaneen, Limpopo Pertunia believes in the value of mentorship and learning through experience. Her community action project uses peer-to-peer mentorship to address the challenges that young people in her Limpopo community of Tzaneen are facing. She also runs bi-monthly interactive sessions to not only discusses immediate issues being […]
