UJahkil Jackson ungumsunguli we Iphrojekthi I Am . Lapho eneminyaka engu-14 kuphela, uJackson usevele emayelana nokudala ushintsho. I-Project I Am isabalalisa izikhwama zesibusiso, eziqukethe izinto ezibalulekile kwabangenamakhaya futhi esebenzela ukuqwashisa ngenhlekelele yokungabi nakhaya kulo lonke elase-Chicago.
Isiqubulo sami sithi, ‘Ungalindi ukuba muhle,’ kusho uJackson ku-The Know. Kusho ukuthi thina bantu abasha akumele silinde size sibe abantu abadala ukuze sibe ama-change agents.
Kule minyaka emine edlule iyodwa, i-Project I Am isabalalise izikhwama zesibusiso ezingaphezu kuka-40,000. Kodwa indaba kaJackson iqala lapho eneminyaka engu-5 nje kuphela. Lapho umama wakhe emthatha ukuze ondle abantu abangenamakhaya, wayengaqondi ukuthi kungani bengakwazi ukunikeza umuntu ngamunye indlu. Ngemva kokuba abazali bakhe bechaze kabanzi ngalolu daba, banquma ukwakha izikhwama zesibusiso.
Bacabanga ukuthi kuzoba yinto yesikhathi esisodwa, esho. Bengicabanga ukuthi sizoqhubeka nalokhu - ngakho empeleni bebekweseka lokho. Kodwa uma sifuna ukuthi iqhubeke, bekumele sakhe uhlaka mayelana nalokhu ukuze kube yilapho seza nenhlangano ukuthi isisize ngezimali.
I-Project I Am selokhu yaqashelwa izinhlangano ezinkulu, kuhlanganise ne-Obama Foundation. UJackson waze wahlangana noMongameli wangaphambili.
Umndeni ububaluleke kakhulu, uJackson utshele In The Know. Kwangijabulisa ukwazi ukuthi abazali bami babekhona futhi bekulungele ukungeseka ngoba izingane eziningi azinalo lolo hlobo lwesistimu yokusekela.
Ekugcineni, oneminyaka engu-14 ubudala ukholelwa emandleni angenakuphikwa abantu abasha.
Yilokho engikushumayela kubantu abadala ngaso sonke isikhathi, ukuthi kufanele baqale ukusilalela thina bantu abasha, etshela In The Know. Ngizizwa sengathi ngifuna ifa lami libe ngumuntu onomusa nokhuthele futhi okhuthazayo entsheni. Yilolo hlobo lophawu engifuna ukulushiya emhlabeni.
Uyakujabulela ukufunda lesi sihloko? Bheka Iphrofayili ka-The Know ku-Francis Lola futhi uthole ukuthi uqhamuka kanjani nokuqukethwe kwakhe kokuqamba.
