Mandela's Generation of Hope

Students of Tom Naud High School in Polokwane, walking from one classroom to the other in between classes.

Ilvy Njiokiktjien (Finalist): Born Free – Mandela’s Generation of Hope

Ilvy Njiokiktjien writes: In 1994, South Africa’s first inclusive elections ended decades of white minority rule. As the nation’s first black president, Nelson Mandela focused on reconciliation and hope. It falls to today’s young South Africans to make his dream of a rainbow nation come true. My project looks at how free the born-frees – from all walks of the Mandela generation – really are and how modern-day racism influences their lives