Duduzile Sokhela was born in Gauteng (South Africa). She is a resident of Tshwane (Pretoria), a lecturer in the Department of Social Work at the University of South Africa (UNISA). She wrote a chapter on "Social Work in 42 Objects (and more)", a book curated by Prof Mark Doel. Prior to joining the Department of Social Work, she worked for ICAS Southern Africa as a telephone Counsellor, and also as a Private Social Worker in private practice. During 2007-2009, she worked for Child Welfare Pretoria at a Community based office in Atteridgeville, and later worked for Mental Health Society in Laudium, SANCA and Pretoria Care for Aged from 1997-2007. Duduzile is also involved in community engagement charitable courses in the sphere of Arts, Drama and Poetry as well as Creative Writing. Furthermore, she is passionate about women's empowerment initiatives geared towards empowering women with all skills for lifelong learning. She is currently busy with her PhD Studies.
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Duduzile Sokhela
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Babette Brown
Babette Brown was the founder of Persona Dolls and the author of several books on early learning and child development. She was born and raised in South Africa, before making her home in the UK after being forced into political exile due to her opposition to Apartheid. Babette's premise was that racism and prejudices are learned attitudes, and that they are learned far earlier than most people would expect. Babette's unique and innovative approach was to harness the children's imaginations and their love for stories. She created dolls of many different ethnicities and types, who would tell their stories through the teacher. The children are encouraged to participate in offering advice and solutions to the experiences the doll describes. This approach is a practical and an non-threatening way to deal with difficult issues. The dolls are made in South Africa, providing community employment, and thousands of teachers are now trained each year to use the Persona Dolls approach.
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Valdene Reddy
Valdene Reddy is the Head of Equity & Equity Derivatives in the Capital Markets division of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Her role entails building and leveraging services and relationships across financial service participants to enhance and develop new products and offerings relevant to the South African Equity & Equity Derivate markets. Valdene is also responsible for staying abreast of developments across global exchanges as well as the market and regulatory landscape to ensure that the JSE's offering constantly remains competitive, innovative and appropriate to build and grow South African capital markets.
Valdene holds a BSc Actuarial Science degree from the University of Cape Town, and is committed to making a difference with the mark she will leave on business, in particular SA capital markets, and on the people she is privileged to encounter along her way.
CHAIRMAN'S AWARD
Babette Brown
Babette Brown was the founder of Persona Dolls and the author of several books on early learning and child development. She was born and raised in South Africa, before making her home in the UK after being forced into political exile due to her opposition to Apartheid. Babette's premise was that racism and prejudices are learned attitudes, and that they are learned far earlier than most people would expect. Babette's unique and innovative approach was to harness the children's imaginations and their love for stories. She created dolls of many different ethnicities and types, who would tell their stories through the teacher. The children are encouraged to participate in offering advice and solutions to the experiences the doll describes. This approach is a practical and an non-threatening way to deal with difficult issues. The dolls are made in South Africa, providing community employment, and thousands of teachers are now trained each year to use the Persona Dolls approach.