By Sikhulile Dlamini
MBABANE – Sisonkhe Educational Empowerment Initiative held an educational expo at Dvokodvweni High School to help pupils to make informed choices on careers they want to pursue.
The educational expo was held yesterday (Tuesday, August 6, 2024) and it also empowered young people to pursue higher education.
The event featured eight tertiary institutions from the country who showcased the programmes they offered and gave insight to university life. These institutions included Good Shepherd College, Southern African Nazarene University (SANU), Apist College, Institute for Development Management (IDM), Institute of Research, Management, and Development (IRDM), AMADI, CIT College and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT).
Speaking on behalf of the organisation Imana Melanie Fonseca highlighted that the aim of this organisation is to link young people in the nation who are interested in furthering their studies with higher institutions both local and international.
“We also want to bring exposure to students who are in rural areas by bridging the gap between urban schools and rural schools,” she said.
She mentioned that the organisation plans to host more educational expos in communities that are based in rural areas which will focus on bridging the language speaking in rural areas by conducting spelling bees, debates and composition writing competitions.
Dvokodvweni Member of Parliament (MP) Sifiso Shabalala said he was grateful to Sisonkhe for such an opportunity of availing themselves to Dvokodvweni and hoping that they would come back.
“What I observed and liked is that learners were excited and we were able to achieve what we aimed to achieve which is making pupils to make informed decisions about their careers.” Shabalala said.
Sisonkhe Educational Empowerment Initiative is a non-profit organisation (NGO) with a mandate to empower young people through educational events and activities, also to link students interested in furthering their education with higher institutions locally and internationally. The organisation further creates and expands equal learning opportunities for students from impoverished families in the country by collating essential resources to assist them as they embark on their academic paths.
