Lerato Mahoyi (loveLife & SAIE) Internship

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Partner(s): loveLife is South Africa’s national HIV prevention programme for youth. loveLife has brought together a broad based coalition of international foundations working in HIV/AIDS prevention, major South African media organizations and private corporations, the government of South Africa, and leading South African non-government organizations with one shared goal – to turn back the epidemic of HIV/AIDS, and related epidemics of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, among South Africa’s young people. Our Involvement: SAIE’s offers both Internship and Learnership opportunities to students from different universities and colleges from any part of the world. Our portfolio of past internships includes student from New York and Arizona in the USDA as well as Wits University and Tsiba College. Depending on the competencies of each student, they are assigned to specific staff members who give them an induction and work with them throughout the duration of the entire period. Students enjoy a rich learning environment and have the opportunity to ask questions and take part in the company’s activities across the board from office work to field visits. Project Progress: Lerato Mahoyi started working at the South African Institute for Entrepreneurship (SAIE) on 1st April 2008. She was selected, along with two other loveLife Groundbreakers, to intern at the SAIE as part of the loveLife Make Your Move campaign. She is currently still interning at the institute and has participated in a number activities, including: conceptualising and designing the Make your Move Material; designing of Make Your Move and SAIE brochures and print media; training and facilitation of SAIE's Welcome World programme and the Make Your Move material.
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