Become One of the 10 000 Champions

Africa’s future belongs to those bold enough to build it. If you’re between the ages of 21 and 35 and ready to lead change in your life, business, and community—you’re one of us.

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We're Now Accepting Applications Across South Africa Until 30 September 2025 for a 3-Months Virtual-Only Programme. Apply Now To Join and Become A Winning Champion!

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About 10 000 Champions

💥 What Is 10 000 Champions?

10 000 Champions is a national movement and 2-year training programme to empower 10 000 young South Africans to become unstoppable entrepreneurs, leaders, and community builders.

🚀 Why Should I Join This Movement?

Joining 10 000 Champions gives you the modern education, tools, network and confidence to rise above limitations, unlock your potential, and lead lasting change in your life and community.

🎯 What Will I Learn & Gain?

Through weekly live practical lessons, coaching and hands-on projects, you’ll learn digital skills, how to build a business, lead with purpose, and turn your personal growth into financial and community impact.

Videos and Media Features

The Climb Video That Started It All

June 16 Launch Day in Soweto

In-Studio Interview on Radio 919

Feature in Stokvel-Talk

Feature in The Digital Zen

Feature in Waya-Mag

You’ve been promised “change” before.

You’ve heard big speeches, filled in forms, and waited for a call that never came. You’ve watched programmes arrive and disappear — leaving you no better off. We see you. We hear your frustration. We feel your hunger to rise. And that’s why we’re doing things differently.

10 000 Champions is not a course. It’s a movement.

It’s a 2-year transformation journey to empower you to:

Discover your purpose and build unstoppable confidence.
Master your mindset and turn stress into strength.
Learn how to earn, sell, lead and launch real projects.
Use digital skills to thrive in the economy of the future.
Become a voice for peace, power and progress in your community.

Programme Highlights - Your Journey to Becoming a Champion

Champion Mindset & Personal Mastery

Learn how to reprogram your thinking, build discipline, and take full ownership of your life, purpose, and future.

Entrepreneurship & Business Launch Lab

Discover how to turn ideas into income by building a sustainable, purpose-driven business from the ground up.

Leadership & Influence for Impact

Develop the skills and confidence to lead others, mobilise communities, and create change that matters.

New Economy Digital Skills

Learn critical 21st-century digital skills—from digital marketing to coding & AI tools to help you thrive and earn online.

Goal Achievement Systems

Master proven systems for setting bold goals, staying focused and executing projects that drive real results.

Money & Financial Mastery

Gain practical knowledge in budgeting, investing, and managing money towards lasting generational wealth.

Why 10 000 Champions?

Starting Now

We’re starting with 100 young men and women — right here in Protea Glen, Soweto.

You’ll build. You’ll rise.

And you won’t do it alone. You’ll join a brotherhood. A sisterhood. A force. A family of Champions creating jobs, reducing crime, building. businesses, and rewriting the story of Africa — from the inside out.

Apply If:

You’re between 21 and 35 years old. You’re tired of waiting for help and ready to be the help. You want to earn your way, lead with purpose, and build something real. NB: Must be based in Glen Ridge\Protea Glen, Soweto

Why Now?

South Africa is at a tipping point. Unemployment, substance abuse, and hopelessness plague our youth. But within these challenges lies our greatest opportunity: to empower local youth as catalysts of community and economic transformation.
We believe that when one young person transforms, they uplift ten others. Multiply that by 10,000 — and you ignite a movement.

The Challenge

South Africa faces triple threats:

🔴 Rampant youth unemployment
🔴 Soaring crime and substance abuse
🔴 An outdated education system

Too many young people are trapped in cycles of poverty, violence, and hopelessness — not for lack of talent, but for lack of opportunity and support.

Our 2030 Impact Goals

3000

Champions trained in 21st-century skills and values-based leadership.

450

Community upliftment projects initiated and sustained.

10000

New jobs created through youth-led businesses and initiatives.

Our Vision

Thriving townships and a prosperous South Africa. A self-reliant Africa — where every township youth becomes a job creator, peace ambassador, and modern-day solutionist.

Imagine township streets alive with enterprise, innovation, and purpose. This is our future — powered by 10,000 Young Champions who will lead communities out of poverty and into prosperity.

Our Bold Solution

Develop and Empower 10,000 digitally literate, economically active, and socially impactful Young Leaders by 2030 – starting with the first cohort of 100 in Protea Glen, Soweto.

This is more than just a training programme. It’s a blueprint for township transformation.

What We Believe

“You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. It comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back on the old formulas, the courage to invent the future.”

Thomas Sankara

Become One of the 10 000 Champions

Africa’s future belongs to those bold enough to build it. If you’re between the ages of 21 and 35 and ready to lead change in your life, business, and community—you’re one of us.

Sponsor or Support 10 000 Champions

Corporates, Foundations, Partners and Individual Sponsors, get in touch to explore how we can work together to make an impactful difference.