Interview with Requel
THE LEAKY SHACK
Backchat was
joined by the vibrant crew of The Leaky Shack Foundation. Leaky Shack was born
out of a humane passion and love for the youth and mankind as a whole. The
founder of the foundation, Requel, mentioned this to us during her time on the
show.
Straight
away Requel mentioned to us what the foundation focuses on, she said, “I think
it’s important for me to build the kids mentality so they can think better than
their circumstance”. She also shared with us that growing up in a leaky shack
herself she knows how easily your circumstances can influence the way you think
and how you feel about yourself. Highlighting that children go off what they
see and sometimes that is what influences them the most, which gives outside
negativity to be in the light, mainly gangsterism.
We were also
joined by two young individuals that are part of the lifeskills programme at
The leaky Shack Foundation, Ashlin Nel and Imtiyaaz Arendse. They shared with
us what it’s like being a part of the foundation as youth.
Imtiyaaz shared that the programme has taught him lifeskills and it teaches them about things that school does not. Some of the things that he mentioned that they learn is how to deal with stress at school as well as peer pressure.
Both
Imtiyaaz and Ashlin shared that one of their favourite things about the
programmes in the excursions and also the friends that they have and share
everything with.
Requel said that at the moment she has about 25 children that are part of the programme but she hopes that it grows in future and she also wishes that the space they use for the programme grows as well. Wrapping things up, Requel mentioned that one thing she is extremely proud of when it comes to the foundation was the graduation that took place not to long ago, where she actually got people in from universaties and catering companies but the kids wanted to do everything themselves saying that it was the way she had taught them to do and the self-confidence she taught them to have.
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