Finding hidden potential in the rough | Lerato Machetela | TEDxUFS

Lerato recounts her experiences in a former diamond mining town in South Africa where a gumboot dancing group is exposing impoverished youth, particularly young boys, to great opportunities, is providing an outlet for emotional development and expression and is unlocking a hidden human potential. She hopes that more people will seek out the overlooked hidden potential in impoverished communities and the need to develop young boys emotionally.
Lerato Machetela is a qualified and licensed Clinical Psychologist. She obtained her Masters in Clinical Psychology from the University of the Free State. She developed a “psycho-edu-tainment” group, drawing from elements of psychology, education, and entertainment using Gumboots dance with a group of male teenagers in Jagersfontein, called the Diamonds in the Rough. She is a 2017 Mail&Guardian 200 young South Africans. Moreover, she has been recognised for her leadership in social responsiveness and interviewed widely on several national and international networks. 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

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