This is 18 year old Dhilshaad Adonis. The young girl lives with her mother, who makes a living as a taxi driver and a pivotal grandmother who has basically raised this young leader in a 2 bedroom flat in Manenberg.
Dilshaad has just matriculated from ‘The Leadership College’, a free private school based in the heart of Manenberg in Cape Town. Her achievement is the second of its nature at the school, as Dilshaad boasts a 7 distinction Bachelors pass amidst a 92% pass rate from a free school. This is an outstanding achievement for the community and contributes to the build up of positivity that will soon derive from this gang infested community. Dhilshaad has been accepted at the University of Stellenbosch where she will pursue her studies in the Accounting field. With continuous academic achievements throughout the year, she has managed to obtain 5 possible bursaries of which she has to choose one. The bursary covers her entire course fee and residence fee for the duration of her study period.
