The MOT Youth Blog

Read the latest posts in The MOT Youth Blog below.

MOT Coach Blogger of the Month – Tatenda Pakai

Hi Everyone. My name is Tatenda Pakai and I am a social worker at an Organisation called Pebbles Project and a newly trained MOT Coach. I was first introduced to MOT by my colleagues who are trained MOT Coaches. They felt that I would enjoy being a part of the MOT Programmes and that I […]

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MOT Coach Blogger of the Month – Marlyn Van Diemen

My journey with MOT SA started when I joined False Bay TVET College in June 2014. I signed up for the National Diploma in Educare at Mitchell’s Plain campus; not knowing what I got myself into. The best in me came out during my college life. I never knew I could score such high marks. […]

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MOT Youth Blogger of the Month – Caleb Mutombo

Check out his video below as he leaves us with an encouraging message for the year to learn from our mistakes and focus on how you can improve on them instead of focusing on the negatives. This also aligns with our MOT Tool – the Flashlights which means to shine the torch on the positives […]

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MOT Youth Blogger of the Month: Gloria Bocheletsana Nkgetheleng

Through her poem, Gloria speaks about the pain she felt and even though her pain was visible to others, no one supported her. She shares that she felt alone until she joined an NGO called Lovelife where she learned to speak out. Gloria started her journey with MOT in 2018, when she joined False Bay […]

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MOT Stays Active with Marlon’s Midweek MOTivation Workout (Episode 5 – 8)

Our Programmes and Training Officer, Marlon Van Diemen continues to empower us with simple exercises to keep us staying healthy, fit and on our feet during the lockdown! Starting in April 2020, Marlon has been creating videos of 3 minutes maximum that is posted every Wednesday on our social media platforms. Come on and join […]

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MOT SA’s first-ever Virtual Talent show!

MOT SA’s Virtual Talent show is still in progress and we are yet to choose a winner according to the views, likes, comments and shares. The Talent show is about having fun and being youthful and celebrating our youth’s unique gifts, talents and passions! The entries are from our TVET College Young MOTivators. We are […]

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MOT Youth Blogger of the Month: Darren Maybe

My name is Darren Maybe. I am the eldest of three siblings, residing in the Cape Flats Ottery area, and raised by a single parent. I would like to share my story with you and why I believe that failure is not the end, with the hope that you will be encouraged by this. My […]

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MOT Youth Blogger of the Month: Theo Jacobs

Hello everyone. My name is Theo Jacobs. I was introduced to MOT when I started my first year of High School at COSAT. Being at a new school, I was afraid to speak to others and make friends. In grade 9, I started coming out of my shell and being more confident in myself and […]

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