Meet the young Johannesburg woman using her love for makeup to change the lives of drug addicts and ex-convicts around disadvantaged communities

Twenty-nine-year-old Akhona Ndindwa first discovered her love for makeup after seeing the incredible transformations and special effects that were made possible because of it.

A few years after completing her diploma, she was scouted by a big makeup academy to be a makeup teacher. This is when she says she knew she was made to teach the art of makeup.What makes it different from other academies however, is that Akhona invites ex-convicts and drug addicts from streets of SA's poorest communities and offers them free makeup classes.When asked how she raises the money for makeup and the equipment needed to apply it, Akhona says she takes it from her own pocket.

"When things get tough I push myself to remain focused on my end goal, which is to help and make a difference. I try and remember to take every thing as it comes and just have faith." she says. Akhona seems to be the giver who keeps on giving as this is not her only charitable act. She also organises talent contests for people in prison.

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