To this end she entered the Miss Earth South Africa competition and was recently named as a regional finalist.<\/p>\n
Paballo hails from Kroonstad in the Free State and moved to Germiston at the beginning of the year.<\/p>
\u201cI grew up in a small town, so when I came to Gauteng I chose Germiston as I feel it is a more family-orientated area.<\/p>\n
\u201cI work in Parktown and everywhere you look there you see skyscrapers and lights so Germiston appealed to me and gave me the feeling of a homely environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far I am really enjoying living here and I see myself raising children here in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paballo works as an actuarial analyst having completed her BSc actuarial science degree at the University of the Free State cum laude and then going on to complete her honours degree in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were so lucky to have small classes \u2013 the biggest class was 15 students \u2013 and this allowed us to really connect with one another and assist one another to get the best out of our studies,\u201d Paballo said.<\/p>\n
Currently she is studying towards becoming an actuary through the Actuarial Society of South Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am also part of the Association for SA Black Actuaries which is a school outreach programme where we chat to pupils about becoming actuaries and help them qualify for bursaries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are only about 1 000 actuaries in South Africa,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Now the young woman has set her sights on winning the Miss Earth South Africa 2016 title and making a difference in the environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe main issue is creating sustainable development through education,\u201d Paballo said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are not aware of how drought, climate change and global warming affect them and the environment and we need to do something about this now.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a regional finalist, Paballo (who was second princess in the Miss Free State competition, last year) must complete various projects with her main focus being on educating children at primary school level.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will be visiting schools in the community and teaching the children about recycling and greening the environment by planting trees.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s Miss Earth SA theme is \u2018Waste stops with me\u2019 and I want to teach children that they can make a difference in saving the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paballo also has to organise a clean-up project in conjunction with the community and raise R5 700 which will go towards greening projects.<\/p>\n She has already partnered with Colin Mann School and visited the children on World Environment Day to educate them.<\/p>\n She has now challenged the children to make a difference by taking part in Plastic Free July \u2013 where the use of plastic products needs to be avoided as much as possible.<\/p>\n \u201cIdeally I want to get government involved in projects like this as the issue is far bigger than what I alone can do.<\/p>\n \u201cWith government\u2019s help more children can be educated.\u201d<\/p>\n When Paballo is not working hard at her job or out campaigning for the environment she enjoys studying, hiking and recently scuba diving.<\/p>\n Although she is far from home she has the support and excitement for her achievements from her family, mom Sefora, dad David, and sisters Palesa (24) and Pontsho (17).<\/p>\n Pontsho is currently completing her matric in Kroonstad and lives with the sisters\u2019 parents while Palesa stays in Delmas.<\/p>\n \u201cI am especially close to Palesa and she gives me lots of support,\u201d Paballo said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are the last generation to be able to do anything about climate change and global warming and we should act now before it is too late.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/24GCNGENERALPABAMH2_04632.jpg\")
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