EwB welcomes SA-born project manager

Education without Borders is excited to welcome Vimbai Nyatsambo on board as an EwB project manager at Fezeka Secondary in Gugulethu, South Africa.

Significantly, Vimbai is our first South African-born project manager. She grew up in Johannesburg, moved to Cape Town in 2004 to study at the University of Cape Town and has a Masters in Social Development.

Vimbai will take over from Alex Afsahi in July.

"Vimbai is an absolute dynamo," said EwB co-founder Cecil Hershler. "She has hit the ground running and is very interested in the career development project and in English literacy."

Vimbai writes: "In my second year at UCT, the reality of what life is hit me. I was placed on this earth to fulfil a purpose. This lies in being an individual who helps create opportunities that allow people to live lives that they value.

"Growing up, I had always felt guilty for my social standing as a privileged young black lady, especially when I went to the rural/disadvantaged areas on visits to my extended family.

"My hunger for self development and empowerment made me realize that my purpose is to extend what I got from my opportunities to those who don't have access to the same."

Vimbai's position is funded by EwB, thanks to the generous support of all our donors and event attendees. We look forward to working with her in the coming months.

ABOUT EDUCATION WITHOUT BORDERS 



EwB is a Canadian non-profit foundation created in 2002. Our mandate is to foster educational opportunities and provide educational facilities in disadvantaged regions of the world. Currently, EwB’s efforts are focused on Fezeka Secondary and the surrounding community in the township of Gugulethu (pop. 400,000), on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa.

ABOUT FEZEKA SENIOR SECONDARY

Fezeka Senior Secondary exists in an education system that for years under apartheid excluded township schools. Today's students are still suffering the effects of this discrimination. Classrooms are overcrowded, resources are inadequate, and the pressures of township life, where unemployment is close to 50 per cent, are a constant weight. EwB believes that the development of knowledge and skills gives individuals more possibilities for their future and helps build communities.