PHILANI DLADLA

The inspirational story of philani dladla

Philani dladla an avid reader and insatiable desire for knowledge, philani used to love the books in order to overcome the drugs

“I decided I needed to save myself. I chose not to keep any money so I could avoid buying drugs. Anything I got I immediately spent on food … and books.” – Philani Dladla

Where philani began to trying up different  drugs which made him to lose his job and finding himself on the streets under the nelson mandela bridge. That is a place where he would call home for number of years

 It was through the bag of books that he had managed to keep from his inherited collection that Philani would start turning his life around.  Where Philani started reviewing the books and selling them to the people .He demanded a price according to how he rated the work in question.

Where His unique approach soon captured someone's ’attention and he became known as “the pavement bookworm”.

 Documentary filmmaker Tebogo Malope interviewed him about his roadside bookstall and posted the video online – where it went viral.

And Philani’s life changed unexpectedly 

Today Philani is known around the world and he is in high demand because of his story. 

He is a motivational speaker who is committed to sharing the power of reading and how it helped him to overcome adversity. 

Apart from that little money Dladla makes by selling books, he has started a Book Reader’s Club for underprivileged children in Johannesburg. 

Visit pavementbookworm.co.za for more information on Philani’s ongoing work and projects.

Here we can see how the life of PHILANI dladla got changed through his passion and as well as an unique approach

There might be lot of chances roaming around us but the thing is we need to know how to find out the relevant one and the proper approach 

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