Q
Dear Auntie Pearl, I didn’t complete my schooling. I operated with the wrong friends. It was cool back then, now that I’ve changed my life, I look back and tell myself why didn’t I listen to my granny?
Now without matric, to get a job is hard. I’ve tried sending my CV online and even going out to look for work.
My CV isn’t that good as I never worked half my life.
I’m sad that I can’t get a job. It's not about the money; I just want to work every day.
I’m depressed and I don’t want to go back to crime to get money.
Help me Auntie.
A My dear child, Auntie applauds you and salutes you for being so honest about the mistakes you have made as a laaitie when you rolled with the wrong crowd and didn’t listen to your ouma.
Nou, gesiggie, Auntie can only imagine the guilt and feelings that you must live with every day of your life, so let’s not paap about it − soos hulle sê, that’s all water under the bridge and acceptance is the first step on the road to recovery.
Let Auntie tell you about the wonderful
.
This organisation helps mense just like you with work opportunities, mentorship and training, and sometimes even donations of equipment to help you become self-employed.
They help mense who are unemployed and mense who may not have high levels of education.
You should visit them,
They also have places in Atlantis and Gugulethu, so it depends on where you live, hartjie.
Another idea would be to look at places providing skills development workshops, like The Carpenter’s Shop, at 14A Roeland Street in town.
YoungPeople@Work is another kwaai gedagte. They are for unemployed young people and want to engage jong mense in productive work to enhance their economic, social, cultural and spiritual development.
Contact Shirley at 073 820 1534
or021 823 7837
, or [email protected].
Good luck with your future, my dear.