Rise Africans Newspaper is here to ensure that an African child gets recognised for his/her wonderful work. Our Community Builder award winner of the month of October 2023, Lindokuhle Inocentia Masango, is another proof that we can achieve much as a community if we can be together and hold hands.
Inocentia (27) is from Kwandele, Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga Province in South Africa, she is currently studying for BED in teaching with University of South Africa and busy with art practice in her community.
“ I am involved in Youth Development where we teach arts and running a wellbeing programmes such as Youth Seminars, Drug Free generations, Heritage and Youth discussions Fridays. We also make donations to the needy kids by using our own money and some assistance from the businesses”, she said.
There are lot of challenges when one dealing with the community, Inocentia added that a big one is finance and ability to change a mindset of community members because some come to support only when there is money involved, some do not have believe in the organisation that fights hard against teenage pregnancy and substance abuse.
When asking her about the love for poetry, she said: “during my time at high school, we were selected to represent our school in Literature competitions, in 2014 me and Kgaugelo (organisation co-founder), got selected and that is where my love for poem started”.
One can tell how happy she was after being selected as a Community Builder Award by Rise Africans Newspaper. “An award is a symbol of encouragement and hardwork. My message to anyone who want to be involved in a community is to surround themselves with positive people, network with people who supports progress, stay humble and have confidence”, she concluded.
We are proud of Inocentia and her team, the world would be different if we can have more young people who makes a different to our communities.
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