SA’s first black female commercial pilot is an inspiration!
The sky is the limit for girls in South Africa, thanks to an inspiring partnership between the Take a Girl Child to Work campaign and a go-getter pilot.
The first black female commercial pilot in South Africa, Asnath Mahapa, has become the spokesperson for 2019’s Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day campaign, happening on 30 May 2019. This initiative is aimed at broadening young people’s horizons in South Africa, specifically teen girls, and helping them explore all the career opportunities available.
“Many of us let our background define who we become. We stop dreaming because someone said to you, it has never been done, or it is difficult because life is difficult,” says Asnath, “I am here to tell you that life is not difficult, it is your outlook on life that makes it easy or difficult.”
Asnath grew up in rural Limpopo with little access to amenities such as water and electricity. She credits her mother, who sadly passed away just before her 13th birthday, for her can-do attitude towards life.
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