Theo joined the programme when his sister was attending the Gem Adult Education and Training School. Living in challenged home circumstances, it was hard for her to attend school and see to her younger siblings living in extreme difficult home conditions whilst she...
Jaden is a real success story. He is our ‘Gem baby’. Jaydon was residing with his grandmother in one of the most impoverished and poor areas in the City. He was terribly neglected and malnourished. On being informed of the situaiton, the Gem Project...
Thandi, now 22 years of age was living in a local children’s’ home. She was eager to learn and displayed potential to achieve success, and was not going to let her circumstances hold her back. Her love for learning fuelled her desire to acquire a good education. She...
Akhona, a young troubled youth from a local township had dropped out of school due to substance abuse. He then realised that he need to turn his life around. He was heading down a road of self-destruction. He applied to the Gem school and begged for help. He wanted to...