This programme was established to educate young people across the country, about the value and importance of choosing a good role model. We have realised that most young people, particularly those coming from disadvantaged rural villages, have very little exposure to public figures who lead an upright life, and influential individuals they can look up to.
The unfortunate reality is that many university students from underprivileged backgrounds in South Africa attend lectures hungry, which in turn affects their academic performance. Some students have no accommodation and survive the whole academic year through sleeping in the libraries, computer labs, lecture rooms and ‘squatting’ with friends at the friends’ residences.