4. High school learners: awareness of occupations and related university courses - Project in progress
I had attended a program called " Pathwayforlife " which was started by a retired American couple Mr Ray Brooke and Mrs Gay Brooke. They had been traveling around the world for this purpose: "To Encounter, Engage, Encourage, Equip and Empower college students." We only had 3 sessions with the couple but I've gained so much from the program; things that are of great importance, which I will share in later posts. Right now, I'd like to share a concern that was raised at one of the sessions. During the sessions we've had, we had been divided in groups and each group had to partake in a set of activities. One activity stood out the most for me: The activity was centered around finding our purpose in life. The couple informed us that part of finding our purpose in life is to discover the needs in our country and in the rest of the world. Pupils such as the late Mr Nelson Rholihlahla Mandela were used as examples of people whose purpose in life was driven