Dear Seponono, is an annual inclusive program created to support and  motivate disadvantaged female matriculants with some nuggets of wisdom as they are about to transition from basic schooling system to the “real” complex world. Each learner receives a letter, a head-wrap and sanitary towels through out their matric year.

Over the years it has been evident that a girl child experiences many issues and struggles in silence thinking that they are alone; from sexual abuse, domestic violence, bullying, lack of confidence, identity crises, peer pressure, discrimination, perceived expectations and societal pressure of when to achieve certain milestone and many other related problems.

Some of the average to poor performing learner mistaken education as pertaining to tertiary institution only and as a result they don’t recognise their power beyond tertiary of the fact that they can study later in their lives.  The learners from special schools “disappear” from the community with their learnt skills and the stigma/ discrimination continues. 

” It is time we come together and break these oppressive generational cycle/ curse”