Career Exploration
The Situation
Learners in rural areas of South Africa are exposed to a limited number of professions due to the lack of exposure to the vast career opportunities available to them. This leads to the majority of learners finishing high school without a clear idea of the career path that they want to take, with some not furthering their education and or dropping out of university.
Annika Children’s Initiatives is addressing this by hosting career days at Kwa-Msinga Primary, a school located in a rural area in Pietermaritzburg, whereby professionals from all walks of life are invited and/or volunteer to showcase their skills to the learners. This is done at primary school level with the hope that as the learners progress from primary to high school, they have an idea of the possibilities available to them and can choose their school subjects accordingly. Your donations will go towards costs such as transport, stationery and material that will be used during the demonstration by the professionals who are volunteering their time.
The Solution
Thando, with the model used for demonstrations (11 Feb 2022)
Talu the Director of SIST Engineers guiding the learners through a worksheet on civil engineering (4 May 2022)
February 2022 Career Day was hosted by Civil Engineers from SIST Engineers
Sindiso of Annika Children’s Initiatives SA with Talu (SIST Engineers), Principal Jabu Mnikathi and Nhlaka (SIST Engineers) during Career Day on the 4th of May 2022.
Nhlaka of SIST Engineers doing a domentration for the learners of KwaMsinga Primary School (4 May 2022)
The learners of KwaMsinga Primary School with the model bridge used during the presentation on Civil Engineering on the 4th of May 2022.
Talu and Nhlaka of SIST Engineers with the Principal of Kwa-Msinga Primary School (4 May 2022)