Bonang shines for SA girls at UN

TV personality Bonang Matheba yesterday led the “Leave No Girl Behind” discussion at the United Nation (UN) General Assembly In New York.

The discussion on girls education and empowerment – titled “12 Years to Break Barriers and Leave No Girl Behind” covered ways of achieving quality education for all girls globally by 2030 and included a number of professionals in the field, as well as advocates from Global Citizen, a movement aiming to end extreme poverty by 2030.

The media personality, who recently won an International Achievement Recognition Award for Best Media Personality, will attend the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Saturday.

“When you educate a girl, you educate a community and you educate a family,” Matheba explained.

“As girls tend to become the head of the household, these ladies pay their education forward; and an education is something that nobody can take away from you.”

Matheba will also be a host at the Global Citizen Festival to take place in Johannesburg in December. – ANA