"The reason she has been placed in these organisations and been encouraged to shadow these great designers, is so that her career as a designer is enriched by the distinct Brazilian culture and fashion. Ideally, she should be adding a bit of South Africa to everything she will work on over the coming six weeks," said Lyndon Barends, founder and director of the DAD Fund. The fund is a non- profit organisation that focuses on youth development and education through providing local and international bursaries, local and international internships, entrepreneurship programs, educational programs and community projects.
"This is the first time that the DAD Fund has sponsored the Vukani Fashion Awards with a prize of this nature," said Sonwabile Ndamase, president of SAFDA and patron of the Vukani Fashion Awards. "We are very excited about her trip and she will return in time to share her experiences with the next group of Vukani finalists for 2011."
