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Our Light Mission
Our Light Mission
Our Light Mission
The Hidden Crisis
In South Africa, bullying has become a public health emergency.
More than half of all learners say they’ve been bullied - most of them in primary or high school.
And for too many, the pain doesn’t stop at humiliation - it ends in tragedy.
Over 1 in 5 learners have considered suicide.
Many have planned it. Some have tried.
Behind every number is a name - a child who once laughed, dreamed and believed school was a safe place.
The Cost of Silence
Most bullied children never tell anyone. They carry it alone.
And when schools look away, the silence becomes deadly.
Teen suicide is now the second leading cause of death among South Africans aged 15 to 19.
In 2024 alone, over 7 400 children under 18 were treated in public hospitals after suicide attempts.
That’s more than 30 children every day trying to escape pain that should never have found them.
Why You Are Light Exists
We Stand For
No more silence.
No more child left unseen.
No more pain mistaken for normal.
We exist for every child who has ever been hurt, humiliated, or silenced.
We exist to remind South Africa that child protection is not optional.
Because when schools fail to protect our children, the law itself is betrayed and so are we all.
Light Up My School
A Call To Action
Light Up My School is a national healing campaign born from the heartbreak of bullying and powered by the transformative force of storytelling.
Rooted in the novel You Are Light, this movement brings emotional justice into classrooms through anti-bullying literature, youth-led dialogue and mental wellness innovations.
Powered by healing-centered school tours and youth leadership training, the campaign empowers students, parents and teachers to become champions of empathy, expression and resilience.
The Light Ecosystem™
Together we are building
New Justice And Accountability Elements
This is not just a campaign-it is a promise. A promise that no child will be left to carry their pain alone, that no parent’s cry will go unheard and that no classroom will remain in darkness.
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