Ken Sharpe Challenges Rotarians To Use Their Skills For Community Impact – Eduzim News

By Business Reporter-WESTPROP Holdings chief executive Mr Ken Sharpe has urged Rotarians to use their different vocations and life skills to impact the community and engender positive change and development.

He made the call when he addressed the Rotary Club of Harare City on Tuesday on the topic vocational service. 

“I challenge each of you to identify one way you can apply your vocational skills to serve others. Whether it is through mentorship, skills training, or community development projects, let us work together to make a meaningful difference in our communities.

“I have seen that in my own life that being successful in your own right is one thing. But achieving significance and benefitting society and others is much greater,” he said.

 He urged Rotarians to use their God-given talents to positively impact society as doing so brings fulfilment.

“When you apply yourself to use your talent for the right reasons and the right purpose, you will be fulfilled. You will not be worried so much about how much you are paid at the end of the month or how much you are making because that sense of fulfilment is something in you that you know inherently you are born with,” he said.

He said each person should self-reflect on their purpose in life, adding that sportspersons, business people, public speakers and all other professions should use their inborn skills to change the world and “increase their sphere of influence because you are no longer just serving self – you are actually serving others”.

He said the Lord blesses each individual differently “so that we can be a vehicle for those blessings to flow through to impact the lives of others”.

“As Rotarians serving others brings integrity and satisfaction. By applying our professional skills to serve others, we demonstrate our commitment to integrity and ethical behaviour.

“By serving others we are able to engage with communities, understand their needs and address or bring projects that serve their needs,” he said.

Mr Sharpe said before assisting communities, Rotarians should listen and understand the needs of the people they want to help so that they address the true needs of those communities.

“Vocational service is not only about what you think and decide to be important. It involves listening to those voiceless people in the back of beyond. They have needs that require capable hands and willing hearts to put into place,” he said.

He said by taking on vocational service projects, Rotarians develop leadership skills, learn to work with others, and confidence building.

“You become part of the transformational change you want to see in the various communities and individuals you engage with,” he said.

He highlighted a few of the activities that he is engaged in as part of his giving back to society. He cited the Sharpe Business Academy, payment of school fees to scores of orphans and vulnerable children, and assistance of widows and single mothers with business start-ups to sustain their families.

“At WestProp Holdings we are committed to vocational service through school fees assistance to scores of orphans and vulnerable children. We assist widows and single mothers with business start-ups so that they can look after themselves. We take in a number of student attaches all with a vision of empowering them and to give them on the job training and infuse in them our culture of excellence,” he said.

He received applause from the Rotarians when he mentioned the work that WestProp did in Greenwood Park that included furnishing the park with new benches.

“In 2023 we committed to rehabilitating the Greenwood Park so that Harare residents could find a pleasant play centre. We provided benches, bins, and rehabilitated the children’s play centre and added a few traditional games like pada and nhodo,” he said.

Related