Edwill Mabie

Edwill Mabie

Edwill Mabie is a true ambassador for the Born in Africa programme. Looking at Edwill’s somewhat gloomy history, one can only praise him for his success at this stage of his life. Edwill was one of the first children we took into the programme in 2002 when he was only...
Sixolile Mbopa

Sixolile Mbopa

Tertiary institution: Stellenbosch University Field of study: LLB Law degree Sixolile Mbopa hails from Kranshoek.  She graduated from Wittedrift High in 2022 and then commenced her 1st year in a LLB Law degree at Stellenbosch university.  It has...
Knight in the Order of The Crown

Knight in the Order of The Crown

While celebrating the 20th birthday of Born in Africa and when the book was published in January 2023, Isabelle De Smul- Brink was crowned as Knight in the Order of the Crown in Belgium. This title was given to her because of all the selfless work she had...
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...
Sixolise Masoka

Sixolise Masoka

Tertiary Institution: University of Cape Town (UCT)Field of Study: BCom Financial AccountingSixolise Masoka graduated Top of his class at the end of 2024 at Wittedrift High School. Sixo joined the Born in Africa program when his class teacher at Plett Secondary...
Remi De Backer Paul Harris Fellow

Remi De Backer Paul Harris Fellow

Remi De Backer proudly received the Paul Harris Fellow from Ruby Chetty, president of the Rotary Club in Plettenberg Bay. Congratulations!