Neo Ponatshego Kodisang

Topic: A Hero’s Journey of Trials and Tribulations

Neo in conversation with her father, Ben Kodisang, describing how he faced adversity to his role as a banker and investor trying to right wrongs in society.

Neo is a university student completing my first year in the Visual Arts Department at Stellenbosch University. I have a strong passion for all things art, which include creating drawings; paintings and making short films. I enjoy searching for different kinds of photography and art techniques and educating myself on some of the social injustices of
the world.

Over the course of high school and during A-levels, she completed close to 75 hours of community service in places such as Ark Animals, Iputheng Primary School in Alexandra, Princess Alice the orphanage, a primary school in Nepal and at various other events hosted in order to raise funds for the school in Nepal.