UN Special #7: Obakeng Leseyane Interview
Better Angels with Sarah Brown
English - September 19, 2020 17:00 - 20 minutes - 48 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGovernment Business Non-Profit activism education selfhelp campaign charity life lifestyle living news society Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: UN Special #6: Theo Sowa Interview
Next Episode: UN Special #8: Marianne Bitar Karam Interview
Obakeng Leseyane, a Theirworld Global Youth Ambassador, talks to Sarah Brown about the transformational impact of education on others.
He says that educating even just one child has a "ripple effect" on their community.
Growing up in Rustenburg, South Africa, Obakeng was told that the only way to be successful was to become a platinum miner.
He changed his fortune after receiving the highest educational scholarship in South Africa, something his family could have never dreamed of.
He now works in his community to help other children access education opportunities.