Zinzia grew up in Kurland Village, together with her mom in a little house behind granddad’s house. When her mom died unexpectedly in 2010, it came as a shock for Zinzia, but this never lessened her eagerness to go to Wittedrift High.
nelle is part of a happy family hailing from Kranshoek. She has three sisters, two of whom are in the Born in Africa programme. Danelle completed her schooling at Wittedrift High and was then accepted to study an extended LLB (Law degree) at The University of the Western Cape in Cape Town.
Judy Mintoor is a single mother from the Green Valley community. Not only was she one of our tertiary students, but she also worked at the Wittedrift Primary school as a Born in Africa Gr 1 teacher assistant for 7 years!
Hailing from Kurland Village in The Crags, Jonell has always had a passion to work with people. When she completed her eight month hospitality course through The Eden Hospitality group her calling became clear; she wanted to assist the ill. This dream of hers is becoming a reality.
Rosline hails from Kurland Village, The Crags. During her high school education she spent five years getting up at 4.30 am every morning to get to the bus on time.
Having struggled with academics at school, Jason really needed assistance in steering his future towards the right direction. For this reason, Born in Africa enrolled him at Damelin College in East London where he has been given the opportunity to complete a year higher certificate in Engineering studies.
Raised single handily by his father in Kranshoek, this young lad graduated at Plettenberg Bay Secondary school in 2019. Always being extremely interested in electrics since a young age, we enrolled him to study a National diploma at Damelin College in East London in 2020. The course was challenging, but Lucian enjoyed every minute of his studies.
Although netball is her highest priority, our Megan also managed to study at Varsity college in Port Elizabeth where she is completed a year course in Events Management. She loved the course and according to her, wants to be the best events planner!
