Foreword

It was once said, “Focus on making choices to lead your life that aligns with your core values in the most purposeful way possible.” –

Ray T. Bennet.

Ialways believe that if I want to be an achiever, for each day I live, I should set a tangible goal that makes me feel good and confident. Each accomplishment pushes me to do more, and it also brings more energy to look for more work and help more women and children still living in the darkness who are still quiet about the violence they live with daily.

Honestly speaking, when I am busy with some projects sometimes, there are so many obstacles, disappointments, and frustrations that I really feel tired in the end. Share your goals with them, which can help you get more done through their assistance without abandoning your vision.

Partner with people with great communication and solid strategic skills. People who can lend a helping and speak in one voice. This will go a long way in whatever you attempt to accomplish but will also help uplift communities.

My team is not sophisticated at all. They fit in and gel well with various communities. Whether rural or urban, persons with disabilities or no disabilities. They know that everyone

must feel inspired by the work we are doing without any trace of discrimination.

I am married and a mother of two girls and two boys. What is essential and that I think I always do is to manage and balance my business life and my private life.

As the founder and director of New Horizons Women and Children Support Centre, I do community development work. I serve as a Chairperson of the EasternCape Rural Women and as a member of the Amathole Rapid Response Team. All these organisations are about fighting Gender-Based Violence and empowering a woman.

In all of these organisations, my core work is about promoting awareness of Gender-Based Violence and ensuring that community members, especially women and children, understand the role and responsibilities of various stakeholders in the fight against GBVF.

It is also to encourage all women to break the silence. This initiative gives back the power and opportunities to communities to know and hold all stakeholders involved in the fight.

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