By Amy Stokes | Founder, President and CEO
Every year, we take stock of what our teens — and our global Infinite Family community — have built together. This year, the 2025 numbers tell a story we are deeply proud to share.
What our teens accomplished in 2025:
In 2025, 155 teens participated in our video mentoring program across LaunchPads in Johannesburg's Alexandra and Nkosi Haven communities, and Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Together, they completed:
Among our 14 Matriculants (12th graders), our teens achieved 9 Bachelor's degree passes, 4 Tertiary Diploma passes, and 7 distinctions. We are also supporting one Net Buddy who received a No Pass in preparing to rewrite later this year — because at Infinite Family, we don't give up.
Our teens are waiting for placements at universities and colleges across South Africa — including the Universities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Stellenbosch, Witwatersrand, and many more — pursuing fields from Civil Engineering and Dental Care to Human Resources, Agriculture, and IT.
The long view:
Since 2008, 97% of all Infinite Family's mentored 12th graders have qualified for advanced education — 21% above South Africa's national rate — and 87% have earned places at top-tier universities, 27% above the national rate.
These results don't happen by accident. They happen because our teens show up — through power outages, household responsibilities, and real adversity — and choose to invest in themselves. And they happen because a global network of Video Mentors, donors, and partners chooses to invest in them. Thank YOU for being part of our Infinite Family!
Resilience. Resourcefulness. Responsibility. Results.
Read the full 2025 Impact Statement here: https://www.infinitefamily.org/2026/2025-impact/
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