The month of love got off to a good start i.e. we got to participate in something we love: EMPOWERING YOUNG MINDS. Focused Network hosted a workshop on the 1st Feb 2020 at the Tsogo Sun (Southern Sun Hotel Rosebank – previously Crowne Plaza) with the theme entitled “Upgrade my life”, which focused on encouraging girls to take charge of their lives and driving a behavioural change to help achieve their dreams. Career Wise was invited to the session to share empowering information about the company’s offering for 2020 as well as answer questions about funding and general support for tertiary studies.
Focused Network is an innovative non-profit organization that empowers the
youth through programmes relating to self-development, education, health and
economic empowerment. They offer a safe space for girls and young women as well
as an opportunity to explore, learn, play and grow. Their programmes are
designed to nurture, empower and offer the best development, preparing them for
lifetime leadership.
Career Wise empowered the girls by
taking them through the following:
The workshop was made up of girls who
are from different walks or life and different stages of the academic journey.
The high school girls were given enough information for them to share with
their parents and consider through the course of the year as they complete the
last leg of their high school careers. The university girls were given
information on channels to investigate to get funding for their studies even
though they had already started without funding.
Overall the workshop was a great
success in terms of attendance and participation from the part of the girls.
The theme was very well articulated in the content that was shared with the
girls and each girl left empowered with enough to Upgrade their lives
for 2020.