Last week, several Social Employment Fund participants of Awarenet were interviewed to share their experiences working in the SEF programme.
This part is about Aphiwe, Zukhanye, Lindani and Kamvelihle from the SD Card Project. They will elaborate on their story and the impact the Social Employment Fund had on their life:
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Aphiwe, Zukhanye, and Kamvelihle matriculated from high school together. They completed their matric in 2020, where they received SD cards to assist them while studying. Just like they now curate the contents of SD cards for the learners doing their matric. After graduating, they were invited to be part of the project. Lindani is currently studying part-time at Rhodes University and has always loved giving back to his community. This project was his way of doing that. He loves the environment and the community around him, which is what originally led him to be part of the project. Aphiwe was able to make new connections he could use in the SD Card Project and was invited to events where he learned new skills like tutoring. Zukhanye also says he has received the opportunity to take part in many activities and events where he improved not only his tutoring skills but also other technical skills involved in the process of making SD cards suitable for distribution. Additionally, the programme really opened his eyes to a whole new world. Kamvelihle has gained a lot of experience from the programme as well as becoming more computer literate and gaining more experience in tutoring people, especially in the same age group as him. Lindani used the project to further his own teaching skill set and his love for assisting learners. His prior experiences with tutoring and studying really helped him and the group to accomplish things. Aphiwe, Zukhanye, and Kamvelihle used their experience of themselves benefiting from SD cards while at school as a huge motivation for persevering in working to advance the project. |