Filming for Quality Education
Filming for Quality Education in South Africa
Over 122,000 children live in child-headed households in South Africa. Director Warren Mac Carthy traveled to a charming little town called Piet Retief to film the story of Nqobile Mdletshe who was orphaned at age 15 and chose to raise her younger sister single handed. With barely enough money for food, and working at a local supermarket while still a student in school, Nqobile’s future looked bleak until she found out about a bursary program from Make a Difference Leadership Foundation. Her life would never be the same again. This mini documentary will go live in October / November 2016.
South African Education
South African education is in crisis.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Information Technology Report 2013 ranked South Africa’s Maths and Science education second last in the world, only ahead of Yemen. It also ranked the quality of South Africa’s education system 140 of 144 countries and its Internet Access in Schools, 111 of 143 countries.
Despite the status quo, there are numerous heroes in the public and private sector that are systematically transforming the social landscape in South Africa.
One of the heroes is Francois Pienaar’s The Make a Difference Leadership Foundation. They empower youth from disadvantaged backgrounds through well-managed bursary programs.