MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY BUILDING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE – GOAL R5 000 000
I am Leigh Kordom, Founder, and CEO of Non-Profit Organisation called “Go Make A Difference World Wide or Go MAD”. I am 24 years of age and have been involved in youth work from the age of 16. I live in a rural town called Vredendal.
I want to raise funds to build a Youth Development Centre in my community, to provide young people with a platform, and necessary resources to reach their maximum potential and make a success out of their lives. There is a great need for a facility like this, due to the fact that a lot of young people are unemployed and caught up in drug and alcohol abuse. The fact that there is little to no youth facility contributes to this.
As the Founder I believe that we are not born just to make a living, but we were born to make a difference. Go MAD is a platform through which people can make that happen, seeing that it serves as a vehicle to bring transformation and change. This is also an opportunity to invest in the lives of young people in the rural area.
We as an organisation are having fundraisers to raise funds for a building centre. I would love to open it on Youth Day, but if not possible, then the latest end of November. The centre will have a gymnasium, educational area, entertainment area, dance, drama, music studio, arts and crafts area, and a coaching and mentoring room.
I would like to thank you in advance for your contributions and support. Let us show young people we care and provide them with hope for the future.