From Ipelegeng to Nursing

Friday, March 16, 2018

Generally, many young people lose hope and give up on their dreams after failing either their Form 3 or or Form 5. Otlametse Shapa found himself down in the dumps working in Ipelegeng, but fought back to achieve his dreams. He speaks to Mmegi Correspondent, NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE

Many young people’s lives are ruined by drugs and alcohol abuse, as they abandon their studies and wind up either unemployed, engaged in crime or doing menial tasks.

Otlametse Shapa did not exactly follow this path. The young man from Maun, who grew up in Kasane, saw his dreams shattered when he failed his Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) in 2008.

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