Miyela is a collective of people commited to the idea that the individual can change the world
Miyela seeks to collapse artificial boundaries between people, gender, class, geographies, and race
If children need homes to grow up safe in, we can build them.
When teachers leave their class rooms for endless strikes, we will teach children how to read.
When women miss out on the opportunity to enjoy their children, we will work together to shorten their day so they can savour days of youth with their families.
We will be the people who can heal the sick with dignity, help men and women find the humanity in each other, start fruit gardens and challenge any voice that may say we are powerless in making a meaningful contribution to the world around us.
it is encouraging to see the energy of young people as they get together to shape the world we live in. i encourage you to keep the conversations going among yourselves. i also urge you to stay engaged with young people in townships and rural areas. theese are young people most at risk. From my professional experience i know that access to information is the biggest barrier to breaking the circle of poverty and thus the greatest challenge faced by the marginalised. With limited access to relevant Information many young people are often unaware of possible options and opportunities and often this makes them doubt their own ability to contribute to the shaping of this world. VIVA young people!
It is important to take personal responsibility for our actions, omission and commission, for what is going on around us. I want to believe that actions have consequences. It is important to see our own role or contribution to entrenched social and economic developments. That which one cannot change acting alone will certainly require others that values and purpose.
Organising ourselves and learning to be good at it might contribute in making both ourselves and our collective voice significantly count in life and its scheme.
3 responses to “Miyela”
Thsivhana
May 26th, 2009 at 11:14
Great blog.
Sibongile Mkhabela
September 6th, 2010 at 13:48
it is encouraging to see the energy of young people as they get together to shape the world we live in. i encourage you to keep the conversations going among yourselves. i also urge you to stay engaged with young people in townships and rural areas. theese are young people most at risk. From my professional experience i know that access to information is the biggest barrier to breaking the circle of poverty and thus the greatest challenge faced by the marginalised. With limited access to relevant Information many young people are often unaware of possible options and opportunities and often this makes them doubt their own ability to contribute to the shaping of this world. VIVA young people!
Ish Mkhabela
September 20th, 2010 at 16:02
It is important to take personal responsibility for our actions, omission and commission, for what is going on around us. I want to believe that actions have consequences. It is important to see our own role or contribution to entrenched social and economic developments. That which one cannot change acting alone will certainly require others that values and purpose.
Organising ourselves and learning to be good at it might contribute in making both ourselves and our collective voice significantly count in life and its scheme.