We inspire, encourage, teach, equip and mentor students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds to believe that the future can be different from the past and that they can powerfully impact society.
We inspire Leaders Who Change the Future for Good
We inspire, encourage, teach, equip and mentor students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds to believe that the future can be different from the past and that they can powerfully impact society.
Inspiring Words
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
– ex-President Nelson Mandela
“If you don’t design your future, somebody or something else will. The past is not a sufficient blueprint for the future. You can analyse the past but you have to design the future.”
– Dr. Edward De Bono
“First Generation Students … did not anticipate nor understand what it meant to be a higher education student and be successful in their studies because no one in their families had ever ventured into higher education.”
– Ms Nokwando Siyengo (University of Stellenbosch)
“Access without support is not an opportunity.”
– Tinto (2008) Quoted by Nokwando Siyengo
“Legacies remain after the future has happened. Nation impacting legacies are created by inspirational leaders”
– Bruce Jackman
“Each of us influences at least 10000 people in our lifetime. The question is not whether you will influence someone, but how you will use your influence.”
– John Maxwell
“Men (and women) make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous , skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better”
– Harry Truman
About Eagles Rising Leadership Academy
Eagles Rising Leadership Academy is a non-profit organisation based on the outskirts of Cape Town in Gordons Bay, South Africa. The Academy identifies and prepares young people with potential for tertiary education and the working world, empowering them to make a real difference in their lives, the businesses they work for and in South Africa as a whole.
With its one year program dating back to 2005, Eagles Rising currently offers a 1 year course focusing on leadership development and academic readiness building up to 100 carefully chosen students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.
Past – Present – Future
The founders of Eagles Rising Leadership Academy are passionate about real change. Through the well-thought-out curriculum, they inspire, encourage, educate, equip and mentor each student to be the best version of themselves and to contribute to the cycle of leaders who grow future leaders, ultimately impacting society for the better.
This year, designed to bridge the gap between school and university, helps students both professionally and personally, allowing them to succeed at university and become an asset to any business. Time spent at Eagles Rising builds strong and solid foundations, rooted in Christian values, allowing students to feel empowered throughout life, ultimately helping to build a better South African future.