At 24 Lesley Ann started her own marketing company, focusing on the upliftment of marginalised communities. The genesis of Khulisa dates back to 1997 when Lesley Ann, in collaboration with various government departments launched a storytelling programme amongst juvenile offenders utilising African stories to promote a sense of cultural pride. Khulisa has expanded nationally as their programmes evolved into a cross spectrum of interventions and renders programmes targeting all sectors of vulnerable communities. Collectively Khulisa and Lesley Ann have been awarded numerous local and international awards for their work in the arena of crime prevention, social entrepreneurship and community development. Lesley Ann believes there is no such thing as failure, only incomplete successes.
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PLAYING YOUR PART AWARD
PLAYING YOUR PART AWARD
Lesley Ann van Selm
At 24 Lesley Ann started her own marketing company, focusing on the upliftment of marginalised communities. The genesis of Khulisa dates back to 1997 when Lesley Ann, in collaboration with various government departments launched a storytelling programme amongst juvenile offenders utilising African stories to promote a sense of cultural pride. Khulisa has expanded nationally as their programmes evolved into a cross spectrum of interventions and renders programmes targeting all sectors of vulnerable communities. Collectively Khulisa and Lesley Ann have been awarded numerous local and international awards for their work in the arena of crime prevention, social entrepreneurship and community development. Lesley Ann believes there is no such thing as failure, only incomplete successes.