I grew up in Mitchells Plain and was schooled at Parkhurst Primary and then at Westridge High. I matriculated in 1988 and went on to attain a National Higher Certificate in Residential Child Care. Child Psychology and Social Care were among the subjects I studied and became the ones I excelled in.
I have worked for two major companies in my life and upheld responsible positions at both. A career at Caltex Oil SA (Pty) Ltd. as a Specialised Accountant lasted for seven years from July 1991 to September 1998. While employed at Caltex Oil, I did some moonlighting at Multichoice, the parent company of DStv. There I acted as Client Services Representative.
In April 1999 I was employed by e.tv (Pty) Ltd. in the capacity of Customer Care Consultant in the Customer Call Centre . Within six months I was promoted to Team Leader and a year later I was appointed as the Manager of Customer Care.
After nearly twelve years at e.tv, I felt it was time to focus more on humanitarian work. This was always my passion and so I took a risk and resigned from my middle management position to pursue my dream of starting a youth development project.
RISE & SHINE Youth Development Project is a vision six years in the making. Our aim is to invoke positive change in our communities one youth at a time...