A hotshot attorney from a disadvantaged background in Kamajika is now making it his mission to give back to the less fortunate.
On March 11, Mike Nonyane handed out school uniforms to about 42 learners of Mshadza Secondary School. This community is one of the villages in the Ehlanzeni District that has a lot of cases of crime including kidnapping, human trafficking, and sexual violence. It is also prone to child–headed homes and teenage pregnancy.
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Nonyane said he was motivated to start this initiative because he wanted to show love and encourage underprivileged learners not to hide because of their situation at home.”I want them to wear a school uniform with pride and know they will be something in the future. Among these learners, we must get someone who will replace me and start a foundation like ours then do what we are doing in the future. We are not just giving back but we are planting a seed.”
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“Mshadza is one of the communities that has bad history when it comes to the social behaviour of teenagers, but that can be changed if these learners can go and represent us by going to the right environments.”Mr Mpumalanga 2022 and winner of Mr Tourism World Popularity 2023, Abednico Mabaso, gave a motivational speech.”I am also from the rural areas of Bushbuckridge – through imagination I managed to make a name for myself.”
The Nonyane Foundation is a non-profit organisation partnering with Hero Networks24. Its aim is to reach out to the indigent and vulnerable by contributing and offering them basic human needs.
