Argo, a multi-media communications company, has selected five winners from the 216 entrants that submitted their Future Stars entries. The competition targeted aspirational youth under the age of 21, to motivate them to believe in themselves and in education's power to help them achieve their dreams.
Winners
The five received the most votes from the public on the website and, by sharing their ambition, each receives R10 000 to help make their dreams become a reality.
Armed with her film degree and eagerness to learn, Kimberly Roos dreams of becoming a successful actress and of owning her own production company.
Combining his love for soccer with his degree in education that he's working towards at Wits University, Mpfunzeni Makhanya has already started having soccer practice sessions with the kids in his community of Shakadza. He hopes to become a soccer coach and mentor young players of the future.
Petrus Raltou from Pretoria is driven by his ambition to become a successful entrepreneur. He's currently studying accounting at Varsity College, attending workshops at a small enterprise development agency and spending his spare time doing further research into the field.
Young Vredenburg High School student and passionate family man in the making, Dean Dart is working hard to finish school so that he can go on to study political science and economics.
As the first person in his family to ever finish school and attend university and be employed, English teacher Bright Khumalo dreams of starting a school where he can inspire the young children who look up to him to make a better future for themselves.
Next competition
The next Future Stars campaign will run from 1 December 2012 to 31 May 2013. To be part of this project email Lauren Bright at or go to www.sastudy.co.za.
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