Projects
The Young Heroes Project is making a difference in the lives of primary school children from low-income communities by giving them an opportunity that many take for granted - to develop a healthy lifestyle and passion for regular exercise from an early age. Through the project future sporting talent is nurtured and identified.
JumpStart is a direct response to the national challenge of youth unemployment
Lack of experiential training plays a major role in the growing number of unemployed youth in our country. The JumpStart project literally aims to provide a "jump start" to young people and help them gain much needed skills to access the job market.
Schools in SA, particularly those in less privileged communities, face a range of very real obstacles such as shortage of resources and skilled educators and lack of good management and parental involvement. The impact these problems are having on learners can be seen in some alarmingly poor results. A recent report shows that over 20% of schools are not meeting minimum educational performance standards. (source: www.jet.org.za)