Makalo grew up in Lesotho and after his parents divorced he and his mother and sister moved to a new town where they knew no-one so his mother could try and find work. Makalo will forever be thankful for this move as it meant that the closest school was the Don Bosco Oratory. An Oratory, as they say, is a school, playground, church, and home. But for Makalo it became even more than that. It became the only place where he could find a positive male role-model, which he did not have at home.  

“The Salesian Brothers and Priests encouraged and inspired me to change my own life and to be the best person that I can be.”  

The Salesians at the Oratory encouraged Makalo to explore his natural gifts and talents and even sent him on leadership courses and other trainings and workshops in South Africa. They taught him not to be despondent when he didn’t fit into the typical mould (for the boys of his town it was of loving and playing soccer) but rather to embrace his passions and seek to excel. This is where Makalo’s passion for film-making was born and developed. Today Makalo lives in Belgium, has started his own film company and even his own clothing brand. He is always thankful for the Fathers at the Don Bosco Oratory for giving him the education, self-belief, motivation and support to achieve even more than he could have dreamed.