Young people are to be the main beneficiaries of the empowerment projects developed by students at Wits University.Growing up in Daveyton township in Gauteng, Jazzman Simelane often witnessed the idleness of young people who often loitered in the streets after school.
Its business hubs, which are aimed at assisting women entrepreneurs and transforming their communities, will see stalls, a gym, coffee shop and shared work spaces being set up using old refurbished containers. “I’ve always believed in impactful and sustainable solutions that are centred in the communities. Growing up, I have often observed youngsters roaming around the streets after school with nothing to do and this is the case with many other townships across SA,” Simelane told TimesLIVE after he was announced a winner.
The project was born after Wits Business School challenged students “to think about new ways of educating girls and young women so that they are empowered to take control of their sexual health and lives”. “I have always had a great interest in sexual health, specifically from an underrepresented, female perspective. The lack of education had a negative impact on me as an adolescent and young adult female,” she said.
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