Meet Phumelele Thusi, a 28-year young woman from Daagakraal in Mpumalanga who built a house for her family with the stipend money she is receiving from her internship programme funded by HWSETA.

She is one of 45 learners who were selected to participate in the Precision Community Development Programme.

This programme is a joint venture between HWSETA and Precision Community Development to upskill the youth of Daagakraal Community through skills development. The project also aims toalleviate poverty in the community by empowering the youth in the community with better opportunities.

Phumelele’s internship is in Phlebotomy at The Department of Higher Education at Sunninghill were they screen and train employees for COVID 19 symptoms.

Phumelele says growing up life was not easy; they were seven in the household and lived in a small house, but she is grateful for the never-ending love her parents showed her and her siblings while growing up.

“My dream has always been to build a house for my family, every month after receiving my stipend I would save the money knowing that I had a plan. Today I stand a proud daughter and I’m grateful for the opportunity HWSETA gave me. I’m also grateful for the skills development installed in me”. She said with a smile.

She started building the house in February 2020.