Meet Thembani Mavunda, an aspiring 18 year old doing his Grade 12 at Kwa-Bhekilanga secondary School in Alex. Thembani is destined for great things in life. He joined Afrika Tikkun when he was in Grade 6, and attended most of the Centre programmes on offer. He says he enjoyed computer lessons and painting most of all. Thembani says he was an average student before joining Afrika Tikkun and he now believes that he is an exceller in his school work because of the Centre programmes that helped him improve his marks. He now proudly gets around 80% in Maths and Physical sciences.
In 2017, he became interested in cycling, and was chosen to travel to the USA to participate in the Safelite Triathlon. In February, he won a medal for a triathlon, but, these days, Thembani is known for being more than a sportsman. Above all, he is an entrepreneur who invented noise cancelling headphones and he currently runs his own business. He participated in the National Young Entrepreneurship program called Step-Up to a Start-Up and took the first place.
Thembani wants to see success in his business and one day become a civil engineer. He says Afrika Tikkun has changed his life and has become his second home. He thanks Afrika Tikkun for exposing him to such greatness.