Video mentoring South African teens
For Colin, a 16-year-old who lives in a village in the Mpumalanga province, the idea of talking to a Video Mentor across the world felt intimidating. “It was scary because I had no idea of the kind of person she would be. But when I did meet Nina, it was,” […]
Khotso is a young woman with big dreams. “I want to be a brain surgeon or a biomedical engineer,” she says, brimming with quiet pride. It wasn’t always this way. Before Khotso met her Video Mentor, Rachel, who she has been working with since 2016, the young teen had her […]
Dingani, now 19, and living in a group home on the outskirts of Johannesburg, wasn’t expecting much when he became a Net Buddy 8 years ago. “I didn’t really see the point of it,” he admits. Then his Video Conversations with Mary-Jo started and his perspective shifted. “You get to […]
At the opening of the first parliament in 1994, President Nelson Mandela declared, “Freedom cannot be achieved unless women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression…” “Our endeavors must be about the liberation of the woman, the emancipation of the man and the liberty of the child. With the […]
It’s wonderful to approach a new year with excitement and anticipation – it prolongs the joy of the holiday season and energizes us all to return to Infinite Family’s mission of helping Africa’s teens develop the self-reliance they need to become successful adults. 2014 at Infinite Family was full of […]
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