Inside the recently re-opened Nando’s in Brixton, stood eight incredibly inspiring young people, all set on making a positive change to their communities, all of whom had entered a competition with Live magazine to be one of the next crop of Nando’s Hot Heroes.
Alongside them, stood the SB.TV team, who’d joined them in an all-expenses-paid dinner to congratulate them on their individual mission to become a Hot Hero. Each person had their own story. Whether it was Lilufa’s attempts to make “people smile and laugh”, or Chris’s three years of voluntary work, they were all connected through their efforts to make a change to the lives of people around them. It’s with this pride in mind, that they had a chance to recite their tales back to SB.TV founder Jamal Edwards and others from his team one by one.
All of these people are under the age of 22, but already spot that more opportunities like Nando’s Hot Heroes must be made for young people to help positively affect their communities. “Big establishments recognising young talent, is more than a good look. There’s a lot of inspiring individuals out there, it’s this kind of thing that gets them recognised.” Jamal says.
Zahra Hussain, a young aspiring journalist, whose involvement with the charity Read International saw her win her place here, tells me she mainly sees “a negative representation of young people in the media” and getting involved In schemes like Hot Heroes is a way of showing “solidarity between us all”.
They are all big supporters of Nando’s, that much is obvious. Each of them can tell you their favourite dish off by heart, “PERINAISE!” shouts Shaz, and it’s a “half chicken, rice, peas and a bottomless drink” for Jesse.
But, it’s their passion for good causes that’s inspiring. SBTV’s video director Morgan Keyz, recognises “Everyone loves Nando’s and if a brand is up for endorsing good people, then it’s nothing but good. Every community needs good people.”
Lilufa captures perfectly the reason why she helps her community: “Because it makes you a better person. And that’s important.” She’s someone who’s got her morals at heart and offers a friendly perspective on life.
Each one of these Hot Heroes shares this perspective for doing good; they all recognise that a community’s strength is in its people. They are these people. And they have made a change.
You can too, and you might even be in with a chance of meeting your idol for a slap-up meal at Nando’s soon!
To hear more of these young people’s incredible stories, as well as an exclusive interview with Jamal and the SBTV crew, check out Live magazine’s video from the event – available to view online SOON.
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