Children and youth living in South Africa Townships face formidable social and economic challenges that threaten to impede their academic advancement. Nyiko Ngobeni was no exception. Losing his mother at the tender age of sixteen, Nyiko lost all hope, as there was no-one to take care of him. The emotional and financial trauma which ensued caused him to fail Grade 10. “I had no-one. I had nothing. I had no food”, stated the young boy who had seemingly lost all hope in his future. Under a veneer of normalcy Nyiko Read More
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