Molo Mhlaba Schools

Children can't dream of a career they have never heard of. Underserved communities in South Africa, due to the failure of institutions to provide adequate access to educational and economic opportunities, are almost entirely employed in low-skilled sectors. New generations of South Africans in these communities grow up never knowing that STEM could have been an option for them, being able neither to develop the skills required to pursue a career in these fields nor their full potential.

Molo Mhlaba strongly believes there is no reason these girls shouldn't be inspired to dream about a career in STEM, and that they have a right to be given a safe, enjoyable and supportive environment in which to work hard towards achieving their goals. By establishing local, low-fee, independent girls schools in disadvantaged communities, Molo Mhlaba provides South Africa’s most vulnerable social group with access to quality STEM-focused education and career orientation.

The first school has already been opened in Khayelitsha, Molo Mhlaba will eventually become a network of schools across South Africa, and will collaborate with other primary schools in their communities, ensuring the expansion of its impact across the country. All schools are staffed by local and highly qualified teachers enrolled in Continued Development Programs, and recruited from the same community where the schools are located. In doing so the schools create job opportunities, uplifting local women from poverty, and boosting women in the township economy.