🎓 Backing Zacri's Dream of Becoming a Chef

Zacri is a bright, respectful, and hardworking young man from Hanover Park, Cape Town. He has been actively involved in programmes run by Dr. Phil-Afel Foundation, where he has consistently demonstrated commitment, responsibility, and genuine care for the people around him. He shows up week after week — not because he has to, but because he understands the value of community and the importance of building something for himself.

In 2026, Zacri is completing his matric at Wellington School of Skills — a specialised institution focused on practical, hands-on, skills-based learning. It is exactly the right environment for someone like Zacri, who has always learned best by doing.

His dream is specific and grounded: to become a professional chef. Wellington School of Skills is the first step on that path — and 2026 is the year that makes it real.

By supporting Zacri, you are not just covering a school fee. You are investing in a young person who has already shown you exactly who he is — and who he intends to become.

Zacri lives with his mother, grandmother, and siblings. His family is currently facing significant financial hardship, and covering school-related costs for his matric year has placed real strain on the household.

Zacri cannot control the financial pressures his family faces. But he can control how he shows up. And every week, without fail, he does.

Every rand raised through this campaign goes directly to Zacri's education-related costs. Nothing else.

School and hostel fees: School fees R2,000 · Hostel fees R3,500.

Transport to and from school: R350 per month.

Matric ball: included in the campaign goal.

Total goal: R10,200. Transparent. Fully costed. Every single rand goes directly to Zacri — nothing wasted.

Wellington School of Skills is not a conventional high school. It is a specialised institution that takes practical, skills-based education seriously — the kind of environment where young people who learn by doing genuinely thrive.

For Zacri, this is not just a place to earn a matric certificate. It is a bridge to the culinary career he has been working toward. The curriculum is built around the kind of hands-on, applied learning that matches how he learns best — and completing his matric here gives him the foundation he needs to take the next step.

When a young person from an under-resourced community completes matric, the impact does not stop with them. It ripples outward — to siblings watching to see what is possible, to peers measuring their own potential, to a community that takes quiet note every time one of its own succeeds.

Zacri's success is proof that consistency pays off. That showing up matters. That with the right support at the right moment, the future does not have to look like the past.

When you back Zacri, you are backing everyone watching him.

We will keep you updated on Zacri's progress throughout the year — from term results to final exams. We will share milestones, celebrate his wins with you, and show you exactly how your contribution made a difference. This is your success too, and you deserve to see it.

One young man. One matric year. One community watching what happens when someone who never gave up gets the support he deserves.