A chance to succeed

With a disrupted family background and a father who was known to be cruel to her, it was no wonder that Lizzy struggled and fell behind at school …

Having already sacrificed 2 years of education, she needed to start Grade 9 again, but no school would admit her because, we were told that, at 16, she was “too old”. So we placed Lizzy in Adult Basic Education Training (ABET) classes to re-establish a routine and a culture of learning in her life, with a view to eventually reintegrating her into mainstream education.

Through both our specialised educational guidance, as well as therapeutic interventions, Lizzy began to rediscover her abilities and sense of self-worth and within weeks she was advancing rapidly - moving up ABET levels almost daily!  She, during this process, grew to understand how much was possible with a little hard work, stability and discipline.

But … it is only through partnerships with valued and caring supporters such as yourselves that others, like Lizzy, receive that gift of hope and are able to grow and benefit according to their real, but often hidden, abilities. 

Lizzy’s application and improvements gained her admission into a local school, where she proceeded to advance through Grades 9 and 10, and within three months of starting school, Lizzy was advanced to Grade 11!  She then went on to represent her school in inter-school debate and continued passing her exams …

With your help today, we can offer other youngsters the education, guidance and confidence that they so deserve - and give them every opportunity to succeed in the future …

All that our youth need is for someone to believe in them: “I am thankful that there are still people who look out for us and care” (a GBT youth).  By your being that someone who makes a difference – you will be someone who can say “the success stories of those young people are also my success stories”.