NKANYISO MDUNGE
Nkanyiso is a 19 year old senior peer
educator at KwaBazothini High School
which his located in KwaNgclolosi,
South Africa. Nkanyiso lives with his
grandparents because his father died
and his mother left him and his siblings
when they were young.
Nkanyiso is passionate about helping
other people. He values honesty,
happiness and his culture. Nkanyiso
joined the GOLD program because he
saw that the GOLD facilitators shared
the same values as him. He also felt that GOLD would enable him to work on
his self confidence, and help him strive to be the best he could be. Nkanyiso
feels he has undergone significant personal change since joining GOLD. He
says, “I no longer run away from my responsibilities. I want to work with my
community to bring change.”
Nkanyiso and the other peer educators at his school have been very busy.
Recently they organized a teenage pregnancy march throughout the
community where they raised awareness about the issue. They also organized
a great debate with a nearby school, Hlahlindlela High School.
Nkanyiso is enthusiastic about helping his peers and community reach their
goals. He believes there is a need to restore dignity in his community and that
this will occur once people start respecting each other. He really wants to
encourage the many orphans at his school to have dreams for their future.
“Having no parents does not mean you should lack motivation for reaching
your goals”, he says. He believes orphans need to be encouraged to accept
themselves for who they are, and this will enable them to succeed.
Nkanyiso’s future looks bright. He believes that life is not always easy and this
means that planning for the future is very important. He aims to complete his
schooling and commence tertiary education. Nkanyiso also hopes that one
day, his mother will return and that his family can reunite.
feels he has undergone significant personal change since joining GOLD. He
says, “I no longer run away from my responsibilities. I want to work with my
community to bring change.”
Nkanyiso and the other peer educators at his school have been very busy.
Recently they organized a teenage pregnancy march throughout the
community where they raised awareness about the issue. They also organized
a great debate with a nearby school, Hlahlindlela High School.
Nkanyiso is enthusiastic about helping his peers and community reach their
goals. He believes there is a need to restore dignity in his community and that
this will occur once people start respecting each other. He really wants to
encourage the many orphans at his school to have dreams for their future.
“Having no parents does not mean you should lack motivation for reaching
your goals”, he says. He believes orphans need to be encouraged to accept
themselves for who they are, and this will enable them to succeed.
Nkanyiso’s future looks bright. He believes that life is not always easy and this
means that planning for the future is very important. He aims to complete his
schooling and commence tertiary education. Nkanyiso also hopes that one
day, his mother will return and that his family can reunite.
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