Hi! I’m Thabisile, a Foundation Year student at the Manchester School of Architecture, helping to design the forthcoming school in Aweil. I got into architecture because of how well-rounded the subject can be; it’s a balance between philanthropy, art, logic, and business. It challenges how I think. As personally fulfilling as architecture is, I also enjoy the community that it creates. Architectural design connects like-minded people, in the same way that MSA Live has. I’m excited to work with my peers to create something that has an impact on a community outside of my own. Loreto Sixth Form is the college I attended for my A-Levels and it’s great knowing I have the opportunity to work with them to help develop the skills and confidence of other girls, just as Loreto did for me.