Prime Youth Ascent empowers South African young people with the education, skills, and mentorship they need to rise — from high school to university, entrepreneurship, and beyond.
Programmes designed specifically for South African youth navigating real challenges.
Every learner is connected with professionals, mentors, and role models.
From AI literacy to entrepreneurship — equipping youth for tomorrow's world.
Built from within communities, by people who understand the journey firsthand.
Six interconnected pathways designed to take young people from wherever they are to wherever they want to go.
Academic tutoring, matric prep & study skills
University applications, NSFAS & bursary support
Digital literacy, AI tools, robotics & coding
Whether you're a learner, parent, school, or potential partner — there's a place for you at Prime Youth Ascent.
Get In TouchBorn from a passion to ensure no South African young person is left behind on their journey to a better future.
Prime Youth Ascent was born from lived experience. It began as First Year Success Network — founded by a group of university students who had walked the hard road themselves. They came from townships, rural areas, and under-resourced communities across South Africa. Different backgrounds, different home languages, different struggles — but one shared reality: the system was not designed with them in mind.
As first-generation university students, they knew what it felt like to arrive at university without guidance, without financial support, and without anyone who looked like them showing the way. So they became that for each other — and then for others.
What started as peer support among a small group of students quickly grew into something bigger. They realised the challenges didn't start at university — they started in Grade 8. And they didn't end at graduation — they continued into employment, entrepreneurship, and life. The need was broader than one network could address.
So they evolved. They listened. And they built Prime Youth Ascent — a comprehensive youth development organisation rooted in the same communities it serves, led by people who understand the journey from the inside out.
We are not outsiders looking in. We are the youth we serve.
We believe in the collective — no young person rises alone. Community is our foundation.
We hold high standards — for ourselves and for every learner we serve.
Our programmes are rooted in the real South African context, not imported models.
We do what we say, say what we mean, and put learners first — always.
To empower South African youth with the education, skills, guidance, and networks they need to discover and pursue meaningful pathways to success — whether through university, employment, entrepreneurship or community leadership.
A South Africa where every young person — regardless of background, geography, or circumstance — has access to the tools, mentorship, and opportunity to rise to their fullest potential.
Six interconnected pathways — each designed to equip South African youth for a different dimension of success.
Academic foundation & matric success
Navigating the path ahead
Future-ready technology skills
Building enterprise and money skills
Character, confidence & leadership
Giving back, growing together
Reach out to us and we'll help you find the right pathway for your goals.
Register Your InterestWhether you're a learner, parent, school, mentor, or sponsor — we'd love to hear from you.
Prime Youth Ascent is always looking to connect with young people ready to rise, schools wanting to partner, professionals ready to mentor, and organisations ready to invest in South Africa's youth.
Benoni, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
primeyouthascent@gmail.com
+27 81 524 7486
Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM