The Price to Learn

Every year on June 16th, South Africa pauses to remember one of the most significant dates in the country's calendar: the Soweto Uprising of 1976 when thousands of black school students took to the streets to protest the apartheid government's decree that Afrikaans - the language of the oppressor - should be the official medium of instruction.

It was a defining moment in the apartheid struggle and today, instead of being remembered as the dark day young people were told their voices did not matter, June 16 is known as Youth Day, in celebration of the Soweto teenagers who sparked change.

Not only was the Soweto Uprising the day that young South Africans broke their chains, to challenge the apartheid regime in a way their parents seldom had, but it also became the day that the world could no longer look away. Read More

Education Opens Opportunity 

For many matric students across South Africa, the midpoint of the school year brings unique feelings of excitement, anxiety, and hope. As application season peaks, thousands of Grade 12 learners are navigating one of the most significiant transitions of their young lives and choosing the path that will shape their futures. We sat down with Unathi, one of our Infinite Family Net Buddies, to hear about her experience first-hand and find out what excites her most about the year ahead.

Unathi's answer was full of possiblity: "I am excited to enter a new chapter of my school life and life." However, like many young people standing on this threshold, her excitement is accompanied by a quieter, more personal fear ... Read More

Why We Invest in Teens

While young people might not recognise it as such, their teen years are a minefield of decisions. Between 12 and 22, they make a multitude of important choices that can either open doors for them or close them permanently: whether to stay in school, which friendships to cultivate, how to respond when things get hard, how to create rather than crush opportunities.

The consequences ripple forward for decades. But teens are wired to feel the present intensely and discount the future. That gap between short-term relief and long-term outcome is where decisions today make future opportunities disappear. Read More

Net Buddies, Video Mentors, and Donors, are the heart of our Infinite Family

Click here to see the Infinite Family Anniversaries we celebrate in June.

Thank you for being our Infinite Family

"Infinite Family is like a second home to my children. I would like to thank everyone at Infinite Family for what you are doing for our children and for us as parents.” ~Nokulila, Net Buddy Parent

*Photos and quotes are all real Infinite Family Net Buddies. For their safety, we change the names and images to protect their identities.