Seen from left to right are Zenande Mei, Faranaaz Haas, Donna-Lee Saayman

Two members of the Ubuntu Youth Club at the Somerset West Primary School, Donna-Lee Saayman and Faranaaz Haas, have now reached trainee teacher status.  A third member, Zenande Mei, is the first in the Cape to reach full teacher status. Says Beatrice Wiltshire, coordinator of the Ubuntu Youth clubs: "This is a proud moment. These children, who are future leaders of society, have demonstrated the leadership skills and self-discipline necessary to reach this level."

The Animal Rights Africa Ubuntu Youth Project is a community-based project which is working to create a caring and non-violent society by teaching young children to care for all living beings. It engages with children in impoverished communities who are often exposed to high levels of abuse, not only towards women and children, but also towards animals. Currently the project is active in two schools in two provinces in South Africa and the objective is to spread to the rest of South Africa.

The Ubuntu Youth Club is based on three tenets - Respect yourself, Respect others, Respect the environment.