Trevor Noah donates R8-million to South African communities
'The Daily Show' host is giving back to his home country.
Trevor Noah is by far one of South Africa's proudest exports and while he is currently based in the US, he hasn't forgotten about his home country.
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The comedian started his very own non-profit organisation, The Trevor Noah Foundation, which aims to help provide the youth of South Africa with the education, life skills, and social capital necessary to pursue further opportunities upon graduating high school or matric.
The Trevor Noah Foundation has helped change the lives of 6,000 learners and 500 teachers, as well as countless families within various communities.
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Now the foundation, in partnership with YouthBuild South Africa (YBSA), will be able to change even more lives with their latest donation of R8-million!
The YBSA's mission is to mobilise young adults between the ages of 17 and 29 who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) to improve their lives and communities. YBSA focuses on helping these young people turn into community leaders who can continue to build brighter futures for these communities.
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This massive Trevor Noah Foundation donation will be able to help with exactly that.
The aim of this donation is to further help connect YBSA graduates in underserved communities to work and self-employment in various industries like construction, hospitality, information and communications technology (ICT), and hospitality.
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These funds will also help address the shortage of infrastructure in schools.
Today’s kids are told to be the leaders of tomorrow, but they’re not given the tools. I’m excited about this partnership with YouthBuild because we’re creating life-changing opportunities for South African youth. We all deserve to achieve our fullest potential no matter where we come from.
We are happy to see that no matter how successful Trevor might become or how far away from home he might be, he will always try to help the country he still calls home.
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