To be able to dream dreams for their futures.
To have the confidence within themselves to pursue those dreams.
To have the life skills to understand life and what goes on around them.
To have the knowledge that they have worth and value without having to prove it to anyone.
To receive good education.
To have hope and vision for their futures.
To have the ability and courage to stand up for what is right and say no to what is wrong.
To show respect to all around them.
To lead the way.
To passionately care for their fellow South Africans.
To be the cheerleaders of anyone less fortunate than them.
To be children of character and integrity.
To be about bringing and speaking life.
To know who they are and why they are here. To know their purpose.
To have a positive, healthy self-esteem.
To be safe at all times.
To have a home and food to eat.
To form meaningful connections with others around them.
To be mentored by other passionate, caring South African adults.
To be shown they have value by the adult figures in their lives.
To raise standards to levels of excellence in all they do.
To make wise and good choices for their futures. To practice self-control.
To impact their peers and the world around them in a positive way. To make a difference.
To be passionate about leaving a powerful and positive legacy that others will celebrate and want to emulate.
To be real, genuine, honest and vulnerable.
To have good, healthy boundaries and to respect the boundaries of those around them.
To take ownership of their actions.
To be able to work together.
To practice humility and never see themselves as better or above the person next to them.
To rise above their circumstances.
To show courage in all they do.
To transform themselves by transforming the way they think.
To put 100% effort into all they do.
To be thankful and appreciative.
To be determined.
To be kind, selfless and generous.
To extend grace and forgiveness where necessary.
To fight for fairness and equality and justice for all.
To learn from failure.
To keep on growing in maturity. To have growth mindsets.
To engage life critically and meaningfully.
To be trustworthy.
To show a good attitude. To be people of peace who practice patience, gentleness and love with all they come into contact with.
To have good character oozing out of them, responsible, good citizens who care for their country, its people and resources and be people with perseverance, consistency, faithfulness, goodness, self-discipline, great decision-making skills, excellent quality of work and service.
To be persistent agents of change in their country.
To practice interdependence - 'we need each other to see all there is to see.'
To grow into adults with purpose and have a joyful hope for their futures.
This is the South Africa I dream of. This can be our South Africa.
"Give me the youth. Give me the nation." Anon
"Enabled youth. Changed Nation." Realstart
"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future." Franklin. D. Roosevelt.
