Enslaved By Poverty, Education Was My Liberation | Obakeng Leseyane | TEDxPretoria

Obakeng is a South African activist passionate about access to quality education in Africa. His passion for education was informed by his own educational trajectory, in 2009 as an 11-year-old boy he asked the king to send him to a school where he could learn English. In 2012, he was selected as 1 of 2 boys to receive Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi Scholarship to commence high school at one of the best boys schools in South Africa. Obakeng credits this milestone as a moment of impact which redirected his life. Obakeng is a South African activist passionate about access to quality education in Africa. He has started education-based initiatives (raised over $45,000 in 3 years for students), writes and speaks on international platforms with global shapers and changemakers. He has been featured on Forbes, eNCA, Huffington Post and other multimedia platforms. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx