Just five days into 2019, South Africa’s Keabetswe Jan posted a Tweet that reads, ‘O jewa ke eng?’, little did she know that she would be helping thousands of users to vent, heal and even get help.
Almost two months after, the South African phrase (O jewa ke eng) which translates to “What’s eating you?” or “What’s bothering your spirit?” is still trending globally.
According to Keabetswe Jan,
‘to be honest, it’s sad seeing that we all have something that is bothering us and that there are so many issues we are facing as a nation and so little is being done about it” .
The 18-year-old nursing student admits that people’s responses are therapeutic and says it’s good to see them support one another.
“It’s so good to see people going out of their way to help others, either with finance, emotional support, advice and guidance, or just being an ear that listens to hearts that are crying.”
The tweet has now inspired her to start the ‘O jewa ke eng’ foundation to help people deal with what’s eating them up in their soul.
