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Registered nonprofit company and Public Benefit Organisation helping high school learners from under-resourced communities discover their strengths, explore career & study opportunities, and shape purposeful futures. NextGen Voices (NPC) is a registered non-profit company that aims to empower secondary and high school learners in Kroonstad with career guidance services, mentorship, leadership development, and community involvement. Its activities are fueled by its intention to promote youth employment, skills development, and social inclusion and to create safe spaces and opportunities for youth voice, innovation, and advocacy.

13/10/2026

Today the Class of 2026 begins their final exams. 📣

13 October to 26 November. Years of work. One timetable.
Matrics, we are cheering for you! 🎉 Whatever your marks, this is not the end of your story. It is the start of what comes next. You are more than a mark, and every paper brings you closer to your future. Swipe for this month's checklist. 📝

Parents, here's how you can support your matric at home over the next six weeks. 💛

Many matrics get asked to help with chores, and it's easy to forget how much they're carrying. Where you can, ease their load and take away the extra stress:
🧹 Limit chores and errands so they have time to study and rest
🍽️ Keep healthy meals, water and snacks ready
🤫 Give them a quiet space and protect their sleep
💬 Ask: "What do you need from me today?"
🎉 Celebrate one paper at a time
If your matric is struggling, you don't have to carry it alone.

When the last paper is done, NextGen Voices is here to help with what's next: careers, subject choices, funding and applications. 🧭
Matrics: tag the parent, teacher or friend who got you here. Parents: tag your matric and tell them you are proud.
Go well, Class of 2026. 🎓

08/10/2026

This week, we shine a spotlight on Thandeka.

Her career didn't follow a straight line — a BCom in Marketing that led her into strategic communications, advising some of the biggest listed companies out there.

Her advice for learners still figuring out their future:
🔹 You don't have to have your life figured out right now.
🔹 Don't choose a career just because it sounds impressive.
🔹 Be curious — research industries and pay attention to where opportunities are growing.
🔹 Your first career choice is not a life sentence.

🎥 Watch her full story below.

06/10/2026

Every career on earth started in a classroom.

The air traffic controller. The banker. The trainer. The communicator. Somewhere, a teacher noticed what they were good at before they did.

Yesterday was World Teachers' Day. We say thank you to the teachers & educators who give learners more than lessons: they give belief, direction and a nudge forward.

Swipe to hear from Ntombizodwa, a Grade 9 learner from Qalabotjha Secondary School in Villiers, on why she wants to follow in their footsteps. 🔵🟠🟡🔴

Tag a teacher who changed your path and tell us what they taught you 👇

Being. Belonging. Becoming.

30/09/2026

💡📢📢 CAREER SPOTLIGHT | Banking 🏦👔

Still figuring out your future? On this week's we spotlight a banking leader, Mike who wanted us to remind our learners that "you don’t need to have your whole life figured out while you're young to build a career." All that's required is enough curiosity, a teachable spirit and ownership of your life.

Remember: where you start is not where you have to finish. Check out what Mike had to say ⬇️ ⬇️
🔵🟠🟡🔴

18/09/2026

"Matriculants, 📣📣

This one's for you 📌

Your step-by-step guide to applying without the stress."

Tag a learner that needs to see this💛🧡

16/09/2026

✈️ CAREER SPOTLIGHT | Breaking Barriers, One Flight at a Time

For this week’s , we interviewed an Air Traffic Controller from Kroonstad.

Check out what she had to say ⬇️ ⬇️

Being. Belonging. Becoming. 🟡🔵🟠

Tag a learner who needs to see this. 👇

15/09/2026

Last week, we were honoured to participate on the adjudication panel of the Grade 9 Public Speaking Competition at the annual Fezile Dabi District rounds of Reja Buka Reading 📖 📚Competition, with NextGen Voices' own Sibongile Sithole sitting on the Grade 9 panel — listening, scoring, and cheering these young voices on.

Two of the learners' stories stayed with us.
🌟 Ntombizodwa, from Qalabotjha Secondary School in Villiers, wants to teach — "because to me, teaching is more than giving education. It's creating more opportunities for children to learn and grow."

🌟 Nyakallo, from Schonkenville Intermediate School in Parys, wants to become a paediatric dermatologist, driven by watching kids around her go without care they can't afford.

Their career aspirations are more than choices; they reflect situational awareness of issues affecting their communities & demonstrations of young people wanting to be part of the solution.

Our job — and the reason partnerships like this matter so much to us — is making sure the chapters ahead are backed by the right subject choices, the right mentors, and the right doors held open, so the dream on stage becomes the plan on paper.

Thank you to the Department of Sport, Arts, Culture & Recreation for the invitation, for building this platform year after year, and for trusting NextGen Voices to be part of it.

Being. Belonging. Becoming. 💛🧡💙

09/09/2026

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 | Career Guidance Series

This week we spoke to Senki Mariti, Personal Trainer & Bodybuilding Coach at Virgin Active SA, about life and the pressure to have it all figured out too soon.

His perspective is one every student, parent, and educator should hear:

💡"You don't have to have your whole life figured out while you're still young. It's okay to make mistakes, learn, change direction, and keep growing."

Three takeaways from our conversation that apply well beyond fitness: 📝📝

💡→ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥. Big ambitions don't require a fully mapped-out plan on day one — just a clear next step.

💡→ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. "Motivation comes and goes, but learning to show up even when you don't feel like it made the biggest difference." Consistency, not inspiration, is what builds a career.

💡→ 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. Surrounding yourself with people who support growth — rather than inviting comparison — shapes the direction you take.

For students weighing subject choices, degree options, or a career pivot: your path becoming clearer is often a result of moving forward, not a prerequisite for it.

🎥 Watch Senki's full story below.

30/08/2026

Did you Apply?

Yes or no?

Struggling to apply ?

Ask your school to book us for a career expo.

Voices

28/08/2026

2027 University application are now open💛🧑‍🎓

NextGen Community Do you know a student? Are you a student yourself? Tag students that need to start planning for 2027 to avoid disappointments and a gap year.

You can tag schools or comment on a university you will attend soon.

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http://www.nextgenvoices.co.za/

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