Olwethu's Story

Olwethu was born into a family that didn't have many privileges. She lived with her grandmother, grandfather, two aunts and her uncle because her mother was away for school. When her grandfather passed away, there was no one to support her financially, so her grandmother tried really hard to get her into a good school willing to help them with a sponsorship. Olwethu was the first child from her village to join Royal Drakensberg Primary School.

One of Olwethu's aunts passed away, the other was a creche teacher and her uncle didn't work. Her grandmother and aunt supported her when it was needed, but they didn't have a lot. Olwethu grew up to become a very humble and well mannered girl.

Olwethu was born into a family that didn't have many privileges. She lived with her grandmother, grandfather, two aunts and her uncle because her mother was away for school. When her grandfather passed away, there was no one to support her financially, so her grandmother tried really hard to get her into a good school willing to help them with a sponsorship. Olwethu was the first child from her village to join Royal Drakensberg Primary School.

One of Olwethu's aunts passed away, the other was a creche teacher and her uncle didn't work. Her grandmother and aunt supported her when it was needed, but they didn't have a lot. Olwethu grew up to become a very humble and well mannered girl.

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In 2009, Olwethu started her journey at Royal Drakensberg Primary School in grade R. She easily made friends and was always willing to do more than what was expected of her.

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Olwethu worked really hard while she was at Royal Drakensberg Primary School. She learnt to read very quickly and enjoyed the challenges that came with numbers and puzzles.

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Olwethu worked really hard while she was at Royal Drakensberg Primary School. She learnt to read very quickly and enjoyed the challenges that came with numbers and puzzles.

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In Grade 4, Olwethu got the opportunity to attend Clifton Nottingham Road by being awarded a full scholarship from the Jackson Foundation. She continued to do the best she could and matured into a wonderful young lady.

In 2017, Olwethu moved from Clifton to St John's in Pietermaritzburg. She continues to make her teachers from Royal Drakensberg Primary proud by working hard to achieve her goals and being a kind and generous young lady.

Olwethu has agreed to Walk4Education in May this year at the Big5Hike to help gather funds to give other learners from the local community the opportunity to have a quality start to their schooling journey, just as she had.

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