Brett Malila, programme Manger for the Presidents Awards, visited Xolani on the 5th of February 2015. Mr Malila, together with the Sifunda Kunye manager, introduced the President’s Award to Xolani’s principal Mr Mkalali. Mr Mkalali is really excited to join the President’s Award to help empower our youth. Xolani Senior Secondary Schools Interact club did a short skills presentation through using poetry to welcome Brett and Zander. Xolani’s Interact club would form part of the President’s award.
What is the President’s award all about?
The President’s Award for Youth Empowerment is part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. It is an exciting personal challenge for young people between the ages of 14 and 24. It started in the United Kingdom in 1956 and was first available in South Africa in 1983. There are over 14.300 active participants in the country from school, prisons, community youth groups and children’s homes. German educationalist Kurt Hahn, who conceptualized the Award programme, said: “When the mind is stretched by new experiences it can never return to its former dimensions. “The Award is about stretching YOU(TH).”
