The Durban University of Technology (DUT) Master of Management Science: Administration and Management student and Centre for Social Entrepreneurship Office: Marketing and Communication officer, Snelisiwe Hlongwane has been chosen as the South African ambassador for the movement called “Let Your Act Be the Impact”.
This movement was established by Kimberly B Phillips from Columbia and it aims to help and inspire others to learn more about their differences and how to embrace each other’s diversity without discrimination. It also aims to teach people to learn more about mental illness, HIV&AIDS, LGBTI as well as teenage pregnancy.
“This movement aims to promote and acknowledge the acts of kindness, to live positively and teach people to be the best version of themselves. It includes great ways by supporting the individuals who are living with enthusiasm and mental illness, HIV&Aids, giving love to homeless people and supporting the LGBT group. It is also ensuring that everyone is dealt with similarly and nobody is being discriminated against because of their sexual orientation or because they are living with disabilities,” said Hlongwane.
Hlongwane expressed her excitement on being given this opportunity as she will be working with different organizations across South Africa and ambassadors from across the world to changes people’s lives. She stated that some of the ambassadors she will be working with originate from various countries such as Ghana, Brazil, India, United States, China and Australia. “I am really humbled and honoured to make it onto this prominent list and looking forward to begin my journey into making our country a better place,” she said.
The 25-year-old Hlongwane’s enthusiasm, network and positive energy inspired her to enter for this movement. “I began building up this enthusiasm through network commitment that I used to do when I was doing my Public Relations and Communications Management Diploma, where we were normally entrusted to proceed to work in various NPO’s to get introduction and experience. During that time, I was doing it for completing the requirements of my diploma, however, in my final year I began to take an interest for structural networking and advancement interests in making the world a better place,” she said.
She has worked with various structures at DUT including the DUT Writing Centre, Student Counselling and Health, HIV&Aids Centre and Isolempilo Clinic, Invotech Business Incubator, which shaped her to be the individual that she is today. She is currently based at the Centre for Social Entrepreneurship where she is the Marketing and Communication Officer.
Pictured: Snelisiwe Hlongwane.
Sanele Xaba
