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IseeU We exist to mentor young women out of the soul-destroying clutches of poverty. Please visit www.iseeu.org.za for our story

In a world that is always rushing to respond, IseeU creates space to truly listen.One of the core values we bring into e...
16/10/2026

In a world that is always rushing to respond, IseeU creates space to truly listen.

One of the core values we bring into every session is the art of listening without judgement. Not waiting for your turn to speak. Not forming an opinion before she has finished.

Just, listening. Fully. Openly. With the kind of presence that tells her: what you have to say matters.

For many of our mentees, being truly listened to is a new experience. And the impact of that, of feeling genuinely heard for the first time, is profound.

It builds trust. It builds confidence. It builds the kind of relationship between mentor and mentee where real growth becomes possible. 💚
She deserves to be heard. Every single time. 🙏🏽

15/10/2026

At last week’s Mount View High Valedictory, our co-founder Renéa had the privilege of speaking directly to the IseeU Class of 2026. These are some of the words she left them with.

“You are not defined by the neighbourhood you come from, the challenges you have faced, or the circumstances that have tried to shape you. You were created with purpose, potential, and a light inside you that no darkness can extinguish.”

“A bend in the road is not the end of the road. It is simply a place where you must decide: will I turn, or will I stop?”

To our Class of 2026, these words were spoken over you. Carry them. 💚

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: GEORGIE BORGSTRÖM 💛1. Why Mentor?Why not mentor?A mentor is someone who can be a trusted advisor, who ...
15/10/2026

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: GEORGIE BORGSTRÖM 💛

1. Why Mentor?

Why not mentor?
A mentor is someone who can be a trusted advisor, who supports, guides
and teaches a less experienced person to grow in their life.
As a mentor I try share my wisdom of my life lives so far (which one’s
hopes is helpful), you help explain new skills, answer questions and
always encourage for their own personal long-term growth.

2. Why IseeU?

I have known about IseeU for many years because of Hayley. I have followed
the path with her as she started with Karen and realised in about 4 years ago
that this is a program I wanted to be part of. As a parent to a young adult
who finished high school at the end of 2022 and is currently navigating
tertiary education space as well as having a teenage niece and nephews that
I feel that can have current insight into the up and downs of school life that
these girls could possibly going through or could go through.

3. The best thing about mentoring?

Those ah-ha moments, the smiles of the girls when they see you, the
moment the breakthrough happens after a challenge. Seeing the future
possibilities in the young lady in front of you.

4. One challenge/difficult thing about mentoring?

Wanting to take the girls home….
This is when you have to learn that you are not there to rescue the girls
but to be an ally, to guide them in making decision for the way the future
they want. Also realising in a tough situation this is not about you, this is
about the girl in front of you.

5. One life-changing lesson since starting to mentor?

Since starting to mentor it has made me learn more about myself and why
I react to certain situations as I have done so in the past. This has allowed
me to put some of the tools into practice in my own life especially the
‘box-breathing’ in situation where I need to take a moment to make a
good decision.
Although seems like a really small thing, I used this numerous times
during a recent overlanding trip to centre myself so that I could react
calmly in certain stressful moments such as a deep water crossing or
when people had a difference of opinions.

Last Thursday, we had the honour of celebrating the IseeU Class of 2026 at the Mount View High School Valedictory. 🎓To w...
14/10/2026

Last Thursday, we had the honour of celebrating the IseeU Class of 2026 at the Mount View High School Valedictory. 🎓

To watch these young women walk into that room, dressed up, heads held high, surrounded by the families and educators who have walked every step of this journey with them, was something we will never forget.

This is what three years of showing up looks like. This is what it looks like when a young woman is seen, equipped, and celebrated.

To the Class of 2026, we are so incredibly proud of you. Not just for making it to this night, but for everything you chose to become along the way. 💚

To Mrs Abrahams-Meyer, the educators, and staff of Mount View High, thank you for being beacons of hope in these young women’s lives every single day. 🙏🏽

Your light is already shining. Now go let it illuminate the world. ✨

14/10/2026

Ever wondered what actually happens in an IseeU session? Let us show you.

It is not a lecture. It is not a classroom. It is something far more personal than that.

It is a circle of young women who show up for each other. A mentor who listens as much as she speaks. A curriculum that challenges, nurtures, and grows. And a space where every voice in the room carries equal weight.

Every session is different. Every session is intentional. And every session plants something in a young woman that she carries with her long after she walks out the door. 💚

This is IseeU. 🙏🏽

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: VANESSA VAN DEN BERG 💛1. Why Mentor?When I taught, I could see the many difficult circumstances my stu...
13/10/2026

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: VANESSA VAN DEN BERG 💛

1. Why Mentor?

When I taught, I could see the many difficult circumstances my students had to
face daily. They were exposed to GBV and gangsterism from a very early age.
I find Mentoring to be a very important and practical way to come alongside
students and walk with them and help them to start believing that they are
capable of being strong enough to break the cycle and change the way forward
for themselves.

2. Why IseeU?

I am so thankful to GOD for opening the door for me at IseeU. I absolutely salute
and admire the ladies who were obedient to what GOD laid on their hearts almost
10 years ago. It is a huge blessing to work with ladies who firstly love the LORD and have such a high standard of excellence.

3. The best thing about mentoring?

I feel the best part of Mentoring is building confidence in the girls so that they can
start to see how special and capable they actually are.
To come alongside them and encourage them to see the wonderful potential they
have so that they can realize that their circumstances do not have to determine
their future. They are truly "Fearfully and wonderfully made..." Proverbs 139v14

4. One challenge/difficult thing about mentoring?

One challenging thing about Mentoring is building trust at the beginning of the
year. This is certainly due to the very difficult and dysfunctional homes that many
of the girls come from..
I completely understand that because of the very difficult home environment it will
most definitely take some of the girls a while to slowly learn to trust.

5. One life-changing lesson since starting to mentor?

When I taught it was very sad and disheartening for us to see how the students
would drop out of High school. We always wondered how we could change their
mind-set so that they would not get drawn into the dysfunction, which they grew
up in.
I can honestly say that working with IseeU I have seen that it is possible to
change that mind-set if one walks alongside the girls for 3 years until they see
what they are capable of achieving.

Self-belief is not something that arrives all at once. It is built. Slowly. Quietly. Persistently.It looks like a young ...
12/10/2026

Self-belief is not something that arrives all at once. It is built. Slowly. Quietly. Persistently.

It looks like a young woman who used to second-guess every answer, raising her hand with certainty.

It looks like a mentee who once could not articulate her own strengths, owning them out loud in front of her peers.
It looks like a girl who was told her dreams were too big, refusing to make them smaller.

At IseeU, we do not hand our mentees self-belief. We create the conditions for it to grow. Through consistent affirmation, through honest conversations, through a curriculum that asks her to look inward and like what she finds.

And when it blooms, there is nothing quite like it. 💚✨

Big things are on the horizon! 🙌We recently sat down with our friends at Taflynn Worx to start mapping out 2027, and the...
09/10/2026

Big things are on the horizon! 🙌

We recently sat down with our friends at Taflynn Worx to start mapping out 2027, and the energy in the room was incredible.

There's a lot of planning ahead, and some exciting opportunities on the table that we can't wait to share with you soon. 👀

We're so thankful to partner with people who are genuinely passionate about making a difference just like us. Their heart for the work inspires us every day.

Stay tuned. This is only the beginning! ✨

#2027

Today is World Mental Health Day, and at IseeU, every day is mental health day.The pressure a young woman carries is rea...
09/10/2026

Today is World Mental Health Day, and at IseeU, every day is mental health day.

The pressure a young woman carries is real. The expectations, the uncertainty about the future, the social dynamics, the weight of figuring out who she is while the world around her moves fast, all of it takes a toll.

That is why everything we do at IseeU is designed not just to equip our mentees academically and professionally, but to tend to the whole person.

Her confidence. Her sense of self. Her emotional wellbeing. Her ability to process, to reflect, and to ask for help when she needs it.

We create spaces where it is safe to not be okay. Where she does not have to perform strength she does not feel. Where she can be honest about what she is carrying and know that she will not be judged for it.

Because a young woman who is mentally and emotionally well is a young woman who can take on the world. 💚

If you or someone you know needs support:
📞 SADAG: 0800 456 789 (24 hours, free call)
📞 Lifeline South Africa: 0861 322 322

She matters. All of her. Always. 🙏🏽

💚 This festive season, you can make a real difference in a young woman's future.A school bag. A stationery pack. A journ...
08/10/2026

💚 This festive season, you can make a real difference in a young woman's future.

A school bag. A stationery pack. A journal. Simple things, but for a young woman stepping into a new school year, they are everything. They say: you belong here. You are prepared. You matter.

This festive season, IseeU is raising funds to ensure that every one of our Grade 10 to 12 mentees starts 2027 equipped and ready. And the best part? A donation of just R150 sponsors a complete stationery pack for one mentee.

Whether you give R150 or R500, every single rand makes a difference to a young woman who is working hard to build her future. 💚

To donate or find out more, reach out to us today 🙏🏽

Every little bit helps. Every contribution is seen. Just like her. ✨

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Heideveld
Cape Town

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Monday 08:30 - 13:30
Tuesday 08:30 - 13:30
Wednesday 08:30 - 13:30
Thursday 08:30 - 13:30
Friday 08:30 - 13:30

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+27 71 263 9660

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