The lockable bookcases were handmade by the Dainfern community, and will now go on to foster a love for reading amongst children in Diepsloot. Johannesburg, South Africa (10 September…
A sports scholarship changed Coach Karabo’s life years ago. Today, he’s paying that opportunity forward through Valley FC, a football club that’s creating brighter futures for hundreds of young South…
Swapping Cape Town’s coastline for the heart of Gauteng, Save a Fishie has teamed up with passionate local eco-warriors for cleanups that are sparking a wave of community transformation across…
Twenty young South Africans are building farming businesses from compact solar-powered units in a pilot programme aiming to tackle both youth unemployment and food insecurity at the same time. …
Agriculture can be a powerful engine for jobs, entrepreneurship and community growth. A new pilot in Diepsloot is backing 20 young people whose Hydro-Coop start-ups aren’t just farming for today,…
Top performing student, Kelebogile Matloga, is proof that when a door is opened for one person, they hold it open for a hundred more. The recent Wits Actuarial Science graduate…
This is a heartbreaking update to a story that, with the help of a community, still has a chance at a happy ending. Johannesburg, South Africa (02 April 2026)…
When a local idea meets real need, it does not take long for people to rally behind it. That is exactly what happened when SKUBU, a refill store built for…
Bishop Dube has dedicated most of his time to shining a light on health education in Diepsloot. But when cataracts took his sight, it was his turn to receive a…
With support from a community that believed in her, Itumeleng Lebese rose from Diepsloot to become a fearless advocate for girls’ rights, a published author, and a successful graduate –…
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