LIMPOPO – Three schools in Mogalakwena are currently benefitting from this great programme wherein a group of learners called ‘peer educators’ are resourced, equipped and trained to become servant leaders in their school and in their communities.
Destiny Alive is the implementing Organisation of this youth development programme that started in the three schools respectively in 2014 and 2015, namely Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (HPP), Mmadikana High in Moshate Village and Tji-Tjila High in Ga-Matlou Village.
Programme Manager at Gold, Imogen van Wyk, told Bosveld: “The peer education programme is a process where skilled facilitators equip a group of influential young people to carry out four key and interrelated roles namely: Role-model, educate, recognise and refer and community upliftment.
Van Wyk further explained that 58 peer educators are currently being trained weekly at HPP, 28 at Mmadikana High and 31 at Tji-Tjila High.
The peer educators of the different schools gladly roll up their sleeves from time to time in an effort to better their communities.
The peer educators at Tji-Tjila High School planted 10 Moringa trees earlier this year of which they will use the leaves for their food scheme.
Van Wyk said: “These educators are truly starting to take up their responsibility as peer educators. They strive to be agents of change, role models and steadfast leaders who lead their peers to adopt health-enhancing and purpose-driven behaviour. They are the leaders of tomorrow.”
redaksie.bosvelder@nmgroup.co.za
