Neftaly Malatjie

Diepsloot Youth Projects
Year Selected:
Age at selection:
Country:

Share this story:

Neftaly Malatjie has a passion for social entrepreneurship and a track record of commitment to community work. Since the age of 11, he has worked as a preschool teacher, peer educator, library assistant, HIV/Aids counselor, drugs awareness and prevention teacher, learning and development advisor and afternoon care coordinator.

In 2005, at the age of 14, using cash he had saved from his part-time job, he started Diepsloot Youth Projects (DYP) to make an impact in the poverty stricken Diepsloot area. Diepsloot Youth Projects focuses on income generating programs that enable young people to engage in business opportunities. It has created employment for 16 young people.

Neftaly has already made a huge impact on youth in Diepsloot and it is just the beginning of an extremely impactful life.

Recently, Neftaly was the recipient of  R200,000 award from Rand Water Foundation.

No media articles found for this fellow.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

2022

Bisimwa Nyunda Gulain

About Bisimwa​ NYUNDA, BISIMWA Gulain was born in Bukavu, DRC to BISIMWA MAKUNGU, his father, and Judith KALWIRA, his...

Upendo Ngussa​

About Upendo​ Growing up in rural Tanzania and experiencing the challenges of energy access, Upendo, a...

2021

Esther Akin-Ajayi

About Esther​ Esther is a 19-year-old aspiring architect and entrepreneur from Nigeria. She is a junior student...

Grace Okezie

About Grace​ 22-year-old Grace Okezie comes from a family of seven. The Nigerian entrepreneur is...

2020

Saly Sarr

Saly has had an entrepreneurial spirit since her early childhood. When she and her brother were younger, they started a small business making and selling different sorts of small objects to relatives and neighbours. Her insatiable passion for entrepreneurship has led her to create SallyMaa Shoes.

Adjeiwaa Nyamekye

Adjeiwaa is the youngest of the Anzisha 2020 cohort. She grew up riddled with the pain of losing 3 family members including her mom, to Malaria. Determined to reduce the spread of malaria, so that other's don't have to face the same grief as she did, she started the Mosquito trapping + Emergency LED light Bulb initiative.

A partnership between