Destiny Fulfilled is gearing up for its 12-year-journey celebration while honouring its mentorship program graduates at Liberty Hall on Friday, 13 February.
According to the organisation’s Visionary and Founder, Michelle Tryon, calls the event a celebration of family, community connection, development and empowerment. She said: “It’s a family-friendly event, so the entire family is invited. And of course, it’s Valentine’s, so you can come and have a beautiful evening celebrating Valentine’s Day, and you are contributing to a powerful cause that does community development and youth empowerment and leadership development.”
The multicultural nonprofit organisation provide mentorship programme to Parkhill Secondary School’s matric. The programme focuses on making sure that its young people understand their identity, values and the power one possess in defining their future.
“It’s a skills development programme about your purpose, your destiny here on earth, and how to build different kinds of skills that enable you to be all that you are born to be,” said Michelle. She added that the programme is not just about theory, but practicals.
One of the program’s graduates, Nokubonga Mlangeni, shared a story of how the programme assisted her to discover the importance of her voice.
“It built confidence and brought out the best version of myself. In 2022, my life changed in a way that I never expected. Destiny Fulfilled gave me the privilege of delivering a Youth Day speech in my community. I spoke about youth leadership and our role in shaping the future. It helped me to overcome the fear of public speaking.”
Destiny Fulfilled was founded in 2013 with a transformative mandate of equipping young people, women, educators, and communities to lead with purpose, resilience, dignity and vision.
