mission

The empowerment of disadvantaged youth today and ensure that they are the pioneers of South Africa and Africa’s future.

Feb 14, 2012

The SOMAFCO Young Writers

The SOMAFCO Young Writers (SYW) is aimed at a broad cross section of youth, predominantly in and from South Africa. The competition will draw new ideas, help forge positive identities and reward participants through exciting prizes. These are youth with whom the ideas of peace and friendship within and outside South Africa can be infused. These are the future nation builders. They are our window into the future and are the biggest population segment in South Africa and the continent.

What is the SOMAFCO Young Writers ( SYW)

The SOMAFCO Young Writers is an essay writing competition for youth in schools, universities and general public run by the SOMAFCO Trust. It consists of various phases which involve the various category of youth in the different vocations or stages of life.

Objective of SOMAFCO Young Writers

To celebrate and amplify the liberation struggle values that are now “ codified in our constitution”
To preserve and leverage the heritage of the liberation struggle
The promotion of reflective learning
To build an appreciation for reading and writing ( promotion of reflective learning)
To improve literacy skills
To get the broach cross section of youth to celebrate the rich values and principles of the liberation struggle
To generate new ideas from the liberation struggle

Who can participate?

The SOMAFCO Youth Writers Competition will incrementally be opened in phases to: