enke: Make Your Mark

Tom Walsh, Philippa (Pip)Wheaton and Kathryn Maunders were volunteering in under-resourced schools in KwaZulu Natal when they discovered some important findings. The youth, they learnt, were unhappy about the state of their schools, communities and cities, but felt they had no voice. What they needed was a chance, a platform or a shot at creating change.

As we said, the youth are Africa’s greatest resource but still 55% of young South Africans find themselves unemployed and out of education. This represents a massive chunk of untapped talent as well as a source of social unrest and individual despair.