Working with people was a calling for entrepreneur who’s making waves in PR industry
Having a passion for working closely within the community and a great sense of people skills is what led to a public relations entrepreneur being recognised by the likes of Forbes Africa and being afforded an opportunity to meet the president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa.
Emmanuel Bonoko, founder and Marketing Director of EBonoko Holdings, shared his journey in the cut-throat industry of communications.
Now 32 years old, the budding entrepreneur started out when he launched his foundation as a 20-year-old, the EBonoko Foundation, which saw him embark on many community-driven initiatives such as book drives with books being donated to many charities and even prisons.
“For me, it was always the desire to change people’s lives and be someone who brought about the much-needed change in the community. So, as difficult as it was, I set out to find solutions which, of course, began from my foundation, where we held book drive initiatives, donating books to various places, including prisons,” Bonoko says.
The entrepreneur added: “My foundation is one that aims to tackle societal issues that people face in less privileged communities. One of the main initiatives I have worked on, which I am proud of, is the book drive that saw over 17 000 books collected over the years and donated to under-resourced schools, charities, libraries, prisons, and community centres.”
