EXCLUSIVE: Skeem Saam Actress Nozi Langa Talks About Her Initiative

I want to help children, youth, young people to heal from the wounds that they block out without even noticing that they block them out , and this [wounds] manifests in your life as a challenge in your future, and sometimes you don't know that it does because you haven't identified it as a problem and you've blocked it out. People or the youth, they don't speak emotion anymore and they don't allow themselves to have these conversations. It's uncomfortable conversation for them to speak honestly about their feelings.

My role inspired me by the influence that have or have created when I started on the show. People get so excited when they see you on the street and they wanna talk to you, but then you start to realise that people are so inspired by you but I wasn't  really sure why. So I felt I have the influence to give them a reason to be inspired instead of just being an Instagram lady who just posts.

They have related to it because we give them a challenge to write a letter about what motivates them, what burns their fire, what makes them wake up every morning. And they've written these letters. I've seen the struggles of the children and the things that they go through and we encourage them in the letter to think about their mental and emotional stand points. When you start to understand their challenges it gives us a point of reference to assist them on our day of debriefing. After the letters are written, we invite them to Plush Lash & Beauty Bar, that I co-own in centurion, to sit down and talk through these challenges.

Yes I've had to deal with similar issues. But I was raised in a family where communication was a big thing and we were taught that very much. To speak is to heal and to grow. It's the beginning of the process of healing. I went through a time of introspection, to think about my situation: who I am, where I'd like to see myself. 

It is very important for them to be part of these things because they set the trends and media influences us HEAVILY  in our daily lives. So, if they are speaking about issues that are real and relevant and challenge us in an every day basis, then that becomes the conversation in youth. In every way that you can, direct your influence in the most positive way that you possibly can so that it sparks a conversation that will allow someone to grow or heal. 

My hopes are to continue to heal more children. To heal more of the youth. To speak to more of the youth and touch more of their lives. To give them an experience so that they receive all things positive from it. To remind them that they, too, can thrive. To get more sponsors and people to make it bigger so we can accommodate more kids - right now we only accommodate 4. 

Fans can expect to see more dedication and hard work. I'm constantly working and trying to figure out how to inspire, to ceate, to challange. Definitely more acting. Definitely  more living and experiencing and helping and growing

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