ENCOURAGING members of his congregation and the public to educate themselves, Pastor Lho Noruwana yesterday said at a Women's Day workshop that it was the only way people could uplift themselves, their families and their communities.
Speaking at His Glory Restoration Church International in Philippi, Gugulethu, Noruwana said educators and other professional people should also help empower others to educate themselves.
The event was organised by the Miracle Centre Ministries and attended by various Cape Town churches.
Noruwana said many businesspeople had dropped out during their schooling, but had later become successful after being "informally educated".
"It is critical that church leaders and other members empower themselves by educating themselves, so they can uplift their families, churches and communities," she said.
She said educated people had the edge on the uneducated with regard to job opportunities.
"If, for example, you have a degree or diploma and compete for a job with other people who have a matric, you have the edge on other candidates."
Noruwana warned young people not to view drug dealers as role models.
Monica Douglas, also a pastor at Miracle Centre Ministries in New Crossroads, Cape Town, inspired and encouraged young women to strive for greater heights.
In the 1990s Douglas worked for a Cape Town doctor but became unemployed after the business closed down.
"My former colleagues often told me they wanted to secure a job for me.
"But I did not have a matric certificate," she said.
Douglas then decided to complete her matric in the late 1990s, at the age of 36.
After passing her matric, Douglas enrolled for a degree at the University of the Western Cape in 2004.
She did not complete her studies after discovering she was HIV positive.
"I refused to continue with my studies because I thought I would die in those years".
She now wished she had completed her studies since she was still living a healthy life.
Education is the key to upliftment
ENCOURAGING members of his congregation and the public to educate themselves, Pastor Lho Noruwana yesterday said at a Women's Day workshop that it was the only way people could uplift themselves, their families and their communities.
Speaking at His Glory Restoration Church International in Philippi, Gugulethu, Noruwana said educators and other professional people should also help empower others to educate themselves.
The event was organised by the Miracle Centre Ministries and attended by various Cape Town churches.
Noruwana said many businesspeople had dropped out during their schooling, but had later become successful after being "informally educated".
"It is critical that church leaders and other members empower themselves by educating themselves, so they can uplift their families, churches and communities," she said.
She said educated people had the edge on the uneducated with regard to job opportunities.
"If, for example, you have a degree or diploma and compete for a job with other people who have a matric, you have the edge on other candidates."
Noruwana warned young people not to view drug dealers as role models.
Monica Douglas, also a pastor at Miracle Centre Ministries in New Crossroads, Cape Town, inspired and encouraged young women to strive for greater heights.
In the 1990s Douglas worked for a Cape Town doctor but became unemployed after the business closed down.
"My former colleagues often told me they wanted to secure a job for me.
"But I did not have a matric certificate," she said.
Douglas then decided to complete her matric in the late 1990s, at the age of 36.
After passing her matric, Douglas enrolled for a degree at the University of the Western Cape in 2004.
She did not complete her studies after discovering she was HIV positive.
"I refused to continue with my studies because I thought I would die in those years".
She now wished she had completed her studies since she was still living a healthy life.