Th e se are th e w ords of Ane le Th w ani, a grade 10 le arne r at th e Ach ie ve m e nt Aw ards Ce re m ony of 2016 h e ld at th e Batandw a N dondo Se nior Se condary Sch ool in th e sm all rural tow n of Cala, in th e Easte rn Cape .

AAne le is one of th e le arne rs at th is sch ool w h o is be ing inspire d and e ncourage d by th e w ork of th e iKam ve lih le (A brigh te r future ) D e ve lopm e nt Trust (iKD T). Th is non-gove rnm e ntal organisation w as se t up in 2015 by volunte e rs w h o w ould lik e to w ork w ith oth e r lik e -m inde d partne rs and individuals in orde r to h e lp im prove e ducational outcom e s and advance innovative local com m unitie s.

Th e se Aw ards m ak e m e fe e l m otivate d. Th e y m ak e m e se e th at th rough h ard w ork th e re is a re w ard. I w ould lik e to b e a Cardiologist, as h e art dise ase k ills so m any p e op le in th is country and I w ould lik e to save p e op le ’s live s. Th e re w as a tim e w h e n I w as in h osp ital and I saw an old lady w h o w as suffe ring from h e art dise ase . Sh e w aite d a ve ry long tim e for a doctor from anoth e r h osp ital and th at touch e d m y h e art.

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“THE JOURNEY” AT THE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS CEREMONYOCTOBER 2016, CALA, EASTERN CAPE

Anoth e r le arne r, Aph e le le N gq unga, in G r 12, said,It is an h onour and a p rivile ge to b e aw arde d. It m e ans a lot to m e , b e cause it re ally sh ow s th at I’m p roud of m y h om e language . Be ing aw arde d e ncourage s m e to k e e p on doing th e good w ork and e ve n m ore . I didn’t e xp e ct th is… I w ould lik e to b e an auth or as I e njoy w riting sh ort storie s and p oe m s.

Th e sch ool’s ch ose n th e m e for Aw ards of 2016 w as “Th e Journe y”. In k e e ping w ith th is th e m e , young graduate s (M s. Silindile Zulu and M r. N yam e k o M lonzi) sh are d th e story of th e ir journe ys from h um b le b e ginnings to e ducational succe ss.

Th e 2016 Ach ie ve m e nt Aw ards Ce re m ony w as m ade possible th rough th e :- Gifts from th e follow ing organisations:- Standard Bank of South Africa, - Ne lson M ande la M e tropolitan Unive rsity; and

- Financial donations from th e follow ing individuals:- M rs Candy Nxusani-- M s Viw e M tsh ontsh i- M s Nandi M jo M ane ntsa- M r G anga Tse ngiw e- M s Noh langa Silw ana M otaung- D r Lindiw e M se ngana-Ndle la

Th e iKD T re ly e ntire ly on sponsors and donations to support th e se rural sch ools and com m unitie s. Ple ase ple dge and ge t involve d so th at th is w ork can continue to grow .

Th e Ach ie ve m e nt Aw ards Ce re m ony is one of se ve ral inte rve ntions p lanne d b y th e iKD T during th e ye ar, all w ith th e aim of b uilding up and e ncouraging our young p e op le – p re cious young p e op le , w h o are th e future of our country.

The Achievem ent Aw ards Cerem ony serves to encou rag e and rew ard academ ic eff ort by celebrating w ith the learners, their edu cators, the School Governing Body and the local com m u nity.

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