Elicia Wiesie

Elicia Wiesie

Elicia Wiesie has been a part of Born in Africa for the past eight years and it was such a pleasure to see this young lady grow and develop into the strong young woman she has become. Faced with more adversities than one can imagine, she would have been destined for a...
Freddie Scheepers

Freddie Scheepers

Freddie Scheepers is a young man with the motivation to succeed. He joined the Born in Africa programme in 2006. He comes from a severe impoverished family situation, yet has always had the motivation to rise above these circumstances. Freddie’s dream was always...
Gino Luiters

Gino Luiters

Gino is a young man who lives with his mother and brother in Kranshoek. He comes from a family of six children. His mother is unemployed and suffers from a severe form of asthma, for which she receives a small disability allowance. Of course, this far too little for...
Henny Mintoor

Henny Mintoor

Henny Mintoor is a young man with a tragic beginning in life. He joined the Born in Africa programme in 2005 as the godchild of Olympic gold medalist Tia Hellebaut. As a child he was teased by his fellow pupils in class. It was very difficult for Henny to follow the...
Juventis Van Tura

Juventis Van Tura

Juventis lives in Kurland Village, The Crags with his parents and his sister Megan. His mother works three days a week as a maid and his father is unemployed. The Department of Education of the Western Cape referred Juventis to the Van Hemlock vocational school...
Rechelle Kriga

Rechelle Kriga

This young lady comes from Kurland Village, The Crags where she lives with her mother and two sisters.  She has no contact with her biological father. Her younger sister is in Crags Primary School. Her mother works as a weaver and makes goat wool coats. Rechelle...