I was born into a world of bullets Manenberg on the Cape Flats. It is one of South Africa’s most notorious hotspots for gang violence. Scores of innocent bystanders get caught in the crossfire between rival gangs daily and I have experienced more than my fair share of bullets and stabbings. Even yesterday I […]
From despondency to planning to buy her first home, Kirsten has turned her life around through the opportunity she has received in the Life Choices Academy. Twelve months of a coding learnership has changed Kirsten’s attitude and life style. Kirsten (22), from Strandfontein, found herself drifting unhappily through life. “After finishing high school, I felt
Evan Christians (22) tells us about his upbringing and how Life Choices Academy brought perspective into his life again. “Most of my life was spent growing up in Lotus River. It’s a troubled community with lots of challenges most specifically crime and drugs which are big problems there. Like many poor neighbourhoods, we had a