My experience during the parliament

Wow! For me this whole experience of being part of the parliament was a huge privilege, I learned that I'm stronger than I think and that I can achieve even the things that may appear to be impossible.

I've always dreamed that one day I would get the opportunity to make a small difference in the lives of the people that need it the most and today I can proudly say that my dream has come true.

This whole experience has also made me realize that one has to be willing to make sacrifices in order to achieve the goal that you have set for yourself and that we shouldn't allow our past to determine our future.

My favourite saying that I live by says: "Be who you are, say what you feel because those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter"

My vision for the future is seeing other young people having the same amount of enthusiasm towards changing the way society treats its youth and children that I have had before I became a member of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund Youth Club (Efeng Bacha)

In conclusion I would like to say we as the youth have the power in our hands to be the difference that want to see in the future and the only way we can achieve that goal is by uniting and working together as young people to bring about change that will benefit not just young people, but adults as well.