Miss Earth South Africa is a leadership programme that aims to empower young South African women with the knowledge and the platform to create a sustainable difference in combating the destruction of SA\u2019s natural heritage.<\/p>\n
Tamlin-Jade, a born-and-bred Germiston girl, has spent time in both Kenya and Tanzania, it was there that her love for helping people blossomed.<\/p>
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\u201cI thought of becoming an environmental lawyer but, in Grade 11, I knew without a doubt I wanted to become a physiotherapist,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
Following this dream, she matriculated from Assumption Convent before studying physiotherapy at the University of the Witwatersrand.<\/p>\n
She currently works at the Bertha Gxowa Hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that the government hospitals are where people really need your help,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love that you can make a huge impact on someone\u2019s life with just a bit of attention and the right care.\u201d<\/p>\n
As part of her work as a Miss Earth regional semi-finalist Tamlin was given the choice of starting a waste management project or a vegetable garden at a local school.<\/p>\n
She decided to partner with the Rebontsheng Primary School, in Vosloorus, Boksburg, and started a vegetable garden that the school\u2019s students and parents can maintain.<\/p>\n