Group tackles the ills in local schools

Predictors of Change Campaign (PCC) is a student support structure founded by high school learners to fight against poverty, drug abuse and bullying in high schools from Ivory Park to Tembisa.

The campaign formation was under the name “change”, which is the focus of the organisation. It aims to make a difference by transforming the environment to be a better one for learners in high schools. As a team, they focus on transforming, motivating and improving lives of young people.

Sibusiso Nkomo, co-founder and analyst, said, “We consider things that need improvement. The campaign aims to help young people brainstorm what they would like to work on and it creates a platform to help people make positive changes,” said Nkomo.

“We want to see change in schools when it comes to bullying, harassment, discrimination and violence. As a team, we want to fight against such ills at our schools.

“We plan to have informative sessions, career-advice sessions, drugs and prison talks to discourage violence and substance use and encourage focus on education.

“Most dreams have been destroyed because of risky behaviours, which prevented young people to succeed. We want to empower people through self-esteem, self-awareness, opening a clear vision, giving hope of a brighter future and stopping pressures linked to poverty. We want to fight against teenage pregnancy and sexual violence and let everyone be assertive through change,” said Nkomo.

Ebeneezer Ncube, co-founder and team manager, also said the PCC team will work together to make sure that they protect the rights of young people.

“We will provide clarity and focus to understand how to implement change. We will encourage, promote and celebrate those who can see the vision through change.

“It was said by physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking that ‘intelligence is the ability to adapt to a new change’. We will use our intelligence to develop and bring about change to young people,” said Ncube.