\u201cDura is waar ek my eerste tree gegee het. D\u00eds waar ek my eerste woorde geuiter het en d\u00eds waar my ouers en familie woon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u00f3 s\u00ea nuutgegradueerde dr. Veneshley Samuels trots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 mediese dokter, wat in die hartjie van die berugte Dura-woonstelle in Atlantis grootgeword het, vertel aan Weskus Nuus<\/i> sy het juis di\u00e9 beroep gekies om haar gemeenskap te help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het reeds in my laerskooldae besluit ek wil iets van my lewe maak en het gereeld by my ouers gesmeek om my uit die woonstelle te neem om my droom te bewaarheid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samuels vertel sy was moeg daarvoor om koes-koes te loop of om van die skool af te hardloop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bendegeweld vier steeds hoogty in di\u00e9 gebied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy ma het toegegee toe sy die angs en vrees in my o\u00eb gesien het nadat bendes weer eendag wild op mekaar geskiet het.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samuels het na haar tante in die Paarl verhuis waar sy haar skool\u00adloopbaan daar voortgesit het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In die Paarl het sy nie meer vir die bendes se koe\u00ebls gekoes nie, maar vir die re\u00ebn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samuels het in die Paarl haar tannie se hok met haar gedeel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie hokkie waarin my tante gebly het, het baie gelek, maar ek was veilig en kon op my studies konsentreer en my droom bewaarheid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die beskeie meisie van Dura s\u00ea die plek sal altyd deel van haar wees, maar sy moes iets doen om haar omstandighede te verander. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy familie woon reeds 40 jaar in Dura en ek dink dis net reg dat my ouers \u2019n rustige aftrede kan geniet.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oor haar loopbaan s\u00ea Samuels: \u201cEk wil meer as net \u2019n dokter wees daarom het ek besluit om my studies verder te vat sodat ek \u2019n groter impak in my gemeenskap kan maak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samuels studeer verder en wil spesialiseer in oordraagbare siektes soos tuberkulose en ander. \u201cS\u00f3 kan ek my kennis gebruik en terugploeg in die gemeenskap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die 24-jarige vertel om haar gemeenskap te kan help, gaan sy nie privaat werk nie, maar eerder by \u2019n staatshospitaal waar almal toegang tot haar dienste kan h\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaar is baie goeie mense in Dura. Nie almal is deel van die bendes nie, daarom het ek besluit om met program\u00adme in die gemeenskap te begin om mense se siening oor die woonstelle te verander.\u201d Ongelukkig het die nasionale staat van inperking haar planne heeltemal in die wiele gery aangesien sy reeds vandeesmaand haar eerste projek van stapel wou stuur. Sy eindig af deur te s\u00ea sy gaan beslis Atlantis haar tuiste maak. \u201cDit is my geboortedorp en ek is trots om vir mense te s\u00ea ek is van Dura.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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