Miss South Africa 2019 and Play Your Part Ambassador Sasha Laurel has partnered with the Sandton-based Regenesys Foundation to help youth from financially disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their dreams in higher education.
Laurel has worked tirelessly to become a voice for the voiceless through a partnership with the Education for All Programme (ED4ALL). The Foundation works to make education accessible to those who cannot afford high tuition fees. The foundation also partners with Dananda Talent Placement Agency to prepare graduates for interviews through work-readiness classes. This helps secure interviews for graduates, thus increasing their success rate at finding work.
Laurel said, “As people of influence, private sector and active citizens, it is our responsibility to look into the current framework and identify points of collaboration that meet the needs of society. Thankfully, there are countless opportunities to practise Ubuntu, as encouraged in Brand South Africa’s flagship Play Your Part Programme, for example, which is a nationwide movement created to inspire, empower and celebrate active citizenship in South Africa.”
The announcement comes at the start of youth month when the country recognises the strides made by the youth of 1976 who stood up against the apartheid government in their fight for equal education.
Head of the Regenesys Foundation Indherani Reddy said the foundation is pleased to partner with Laurel.
“Working with Laurel ensures a partnership that furthers the foundation’s goal of improving and bettering the lives of young people, especially from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, through education.
“Laurel will assist the foundation to bring about transformational improvements in the lives and prosperity of families, communities and society through the Education for All initiative,” said Reddy.
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