University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science2015-10-082015-10-082015-07-172015-10-08http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50184Originally published as HTML file, converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Version 9.0.0.Zamantungwa Khumalo is a 27 year old female from the village Bergville in Woodford, KwaZulu-Natal, and is doing her PhD in Veterinary Parasitology at Ondersterpoort Campus (University of Pretoria). She is one of the Apprentesses Leadership 2015 finalists. Through collective experiences that she encountered through her academic life, she realized that the village she came from lacks the fundamental tools of life, which includes self-confidence, life skills and quality education, due to the fact that people in the community are stereotypically convinced that they are inferior, subjected to suffering and living a poor life. This lack of confidence and self-esteem has contributed to growing incidence of substance abuse, crime, teenage pregnancy and adolescence negligence; an increasing number of unemployed individuals as well as a rising HIV/AIDS incidence rate. The combination of these results has hindered socio-economic growth, as well as prevented the chance for society to attain a favorable status, which led her to form ‘I am a Future Leader’ Youth Development Programme (http://www.iamfutureleader.co.za/).2 pages : 1 color photoPDF fileen©University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science. Provided for educational and preservation purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.Faculty of Veterinary Science, News media coverage ofApprentesses Leadership 2015 finalistsVeterinary medicine -- Press coverageVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaVeterinary science activities SDG-05Veterinary science activities SDG-10SDG-05: Gender equalitySDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesPhD student an Apprentesses Leadership 2015 finalistText