Professor

“My mother used to say, ‘I don’t have anything to give you, but I will help you study as far as you want to go.’ these words are a guiding force in my life. You should not hold back if you feel that what you want to do develops you. once you have done something to grow as a person no one can take it away. Don’t talk yourself down and don’t let where you come from impinge on who you are or who you want to be. tell yourself you are worth it and take every opportunity you can to learn and grow.”

Professor Lulama Qalinge chairs the social work department of the University of South Africa. She is former director and acting dean of the faculty of human and social sciences at North-West University.