Vusi's personal vision: to strive to become a catalyst for social transformation

Vusi is an amazing man with an amazing story. In and out of prison from age 15 to 24, he lost count of how many times he was imprisoned. He estimates that he has been incarcerated for 70 percent of his youth.

Upon his final release from prison in 2002, Vusi was invited to a life skills course (coordinated and taught by World Changers Academy). He signed up but became tempted to "case the joint" in order to steal its computers. Fortunately, after checking out the place, what Vusi took were classes. Clearly, that life skills course made a profound impact on Vusi's interests and goals.

Today, some 10 years later, Vusi, age 33, has obviously turned his life around. He has started many different non-profit organisations; he currently heads up Vuk’ Africa Tours and Training, a social business generating income for non-profit organisations. He is also a consultant on prison overcrowding, sentencing, and offender rehabilitation, as well as a motivational speaker who gives inspirational talks and facilitates strategy development for a variety of organisations. He has toured medium- and maximum-security prisons and spoken to prisoners across South Africa and in the United States, motivating them to seek meaningful and lasting rehabilitation. Check out what's in the "About Vusi" menu tab above; see his three latest entries below.

Read Vusi's latest: Accomplishments Abroad

Recently published, Vusi's Op-Ed on News24.com

Vusi's Documentary "Inside the Big Picture"

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