The youth will pay for decisions made today!
The Future of jobs and skills report conducted by the World Economic Forum reports that in the past decade 26% of new employments in South Africa have been in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). In the same time frame, 6.7% and 18.4% of new employments in Ghana and Kenya respectively, were also in ICT industries. […]
The girls do it again…
After winning at the final Innovation Expo in September 2018 and also being selected as 1 of 10 projects to go through to the final stage of the Nka’Thuto program, the TechnoPreneurship workshop, the girls did it again. They were tasked to convert their solution into a business case. To assist them they we allowed […]
Problem solving through technology and innovation is key…
Nka’Thuto EduPropeller is a growing think tank of ideas and source of innovations from township and rural communities. These innovations address societal challenges ranging from water scarcity, corruption, sanitation, transport and financial systems to name a few. Through research methodology and innovation, Nka’Thuto creates a platform that teaches these skills. Additionally, inputs resources such as […]
High school kids should be groomed to lead the advancement of Africa…
Africa is projected to be inhabited by 840 million youths by 2050 making it the youngest population on earth. The need for urgent measures to match the continents growing population of youth and its need for resources, sustenance, employment and means of creating a living has been stressed by the African Development Bank and its […]
Agnecia Mokoena (18) – The leader in the making
Agnecia Mokoena (18) – The leader in the making Nka’Thuto has 22 personal stories through our Alumni that completed the program in 2017 each as compelling as the next. It is through being shown an alternative route that Illinge grade 12 student Agencia Mokoena believes her current situation is hers to fix. Having recently lost […]
Nka’Thuto Alumni Lindokuhle Sibeko (15) – The programmer and entrepreneur
Nka’Thuto Alumni Lindokuhle Sibeko (15) – The programmer and entrepreneur Nka’Thuto EduPropeller is positioning itself as a vehicle for perpetual social change. Nka’Thuto EduPropeller Alumni not only understand the need to acquire skills for the purpose of applying them, they live that mantra. Similarly they have purpose which drives how they interact and use resources […]
Young Professionals Corner: Meet Sizwe Zwane
From dreaming about being a gangster to Revenue Assurance I was born to a teenage mother at the age of 17, as a result both my mother and I were raised by my grandmother. I grew up in gang-infested community in Soweto, the first time I saw someone get killed I was only 7 years […]
Joy Mathabatha is planning to be an engineer
She talks more about attending the Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) week at the University of Pretoria The EBIT WEEK is a four-day holiday program presented by the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT). It is an amazing opportunity for learners to learn more about the departments of Engineering and […]
Co-founder & co-Exec of Nka’Thuto is 1 of 200 #ObamaLeaders
She shares some learnings from some of Africa’s Leaders after the Inaugural Obama Africa Leader’s Convening in Johannesburg, July 2018 On Freedom day, the 27th of April 2018, I received an e-mail from The Obama Foundation. The first sentence read, “Congratulations! You have been selected to be a part of the 2018 class of the […]
Lerato finds fire-resistant material for informal settlements
The facilitator of the Nka’Thuto Research methodology workshop that took place in Ivory Park in April of 2017 walked over to a seemingly talkative Lerato Mogomane (16) and asked her, “What problem do you want to solve in your community?” She was never ready for Lerato’s response, neither was she ready for the robust discussion […]