HAVING returned from her trip to the Republic of Korea, where she represented South Africa at the third Youth Leadership Workshop on Global Citizenship Education (GCED), Karabo Mokgonyana told the CHRONICLE that she is now coming up with strategic plans to combat global challenges using Global Citizenship Education, and shared some images from her journey to Korea.
The 20-year-old law student from the University of the Witwatersrand said that all the opportunities given to her were provided by God and she is currently representing Gauteng at the Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership Centre (YALI RLC) Regional Program.
“The program is amazing and it’s an honour because I’m the youngest participant. I was born and partly raised in Limpopo province, and am proudly Pedi,” she said. Karabo lives in Liefde en Vrede with her parents, two younger brothers and two cousins. She attended Forest Hill Primary School and thereafter, Kenilworth Secondary School.
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Karabo told of how different leaders across the SADC (Southern African Development Community) region have been invited to the YALI RLC Regional Program from South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Madagascar, Swaziland, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Comoros and Zambia.
“I was one of the few selected from Gauteng for the Civic Leadership track in the South Africa group. The programme is basically to strengthen us as leaders so that when we go back into our communities and NGOs, we make a greater impact. They are grooming us to be leaders that target sustainable development and on June 16, we got to experience Soweto and to be inspired as leaders to be willing to fight for the people,” said Karabo.
“With regard to the GCED work, I founded and chaired an NGO called Lethabo La Africa (loosely translated as “African happiness”). Lethabo La Africa aims to combat socio-economic issues in both rural and informal settlements. Other charity work that I do includes being a tutor at a school called Letsibogo Girls High School. I tutor mathematics for the young girls as it is a problematic subject within South Africa. Furthermore, I tutor Law of Persons at the University of Wits. My mentor, Thomas Mofokeng, is the best individual ever and has positively contributed to my life,” said the student.
In 2015 Karabo’s mentor guided her through a project called Water Purification Docent – in which she found an affordable solution to cleaning water – saying she aspires to become South Africa’s Public Protector and stand up for minimised voices in society in a court of law, as a black female advocate.
“I am going to do more for society, and I would love for people to assist and support me in my journey. The one thing that drives me is God. I do everything knowing that He deems me a leader that is going to change lives,” concluded Karabo.
Images: supplied.
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