Hosted by Business Pledge Collaborators (BPC) and the James Kamte Foundation, Take a Boy Child to Golf 2026 brought together sport, mentorship and personal development to deliver a powerful message: The boy child matters, and his future deserves investment.
Forty young men aged 13 to 18 from shelter homes across Gauteng, gathered at Dainfern Golf Course for an experience that extended well beyond the fairway.
Printing SA supported the initiative as a major sponsor, taking an active role in hosting masterclasses and participating in engagement with Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.Its involvement reflected a belief that organisations have a responsibility to help young people develop the confidence, values and skills they need to contribute positively to society.
Supporting Women, While Also Nurturing Boys
For Printing SA, the initiative builds on the commitment to empowerment demonstrated through Women in Print and the PrintHER Mentorship Programme. These platforms recognise the importance of investing in women’s development, leadership and access to opportunity. The same deliberate attention must also be given to boys, particularly those growing up without consistent support or positive role models.
The scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) gives this work particular urgency. It calls for a broader conversation about how boys are raised, how they understand masculinity, and how they learn to manage emotions, respect boundaries and build healthy relationships.
Supporting boys is a complementary part of Printing SA’s commitment to women’s empowerment. It creates opportunities to nurture empathy, respect, accountability and positive masculinity from an early age.
This initiative is one contribution to that wider effort. It gives young men space to ask questions, seek guidance and understand that strength also lies in kindness, responsibility and the courage to ask for help.
From Sponsorship to Participation
Printing SA’s contribution extended beyond financial support. Through its involvement in hosting the masterclasses and engaging with the Minister, the organisation helped bring the boy child’s development into a shared conversation involving business, government and community partners.
On Thursday, 1 October, Minister Chikunga addressed participants during the ‘Boy Child, You Matter’ Presidential Keynote Discussion, placing their wellbeing, identity, rights and future at the centre of the programme.
For the boys from participating homes, the significance went beyond access to a golf course. They entered a space where adults listened to them, recognised their potential and treated their development as worthy of serious investment.
On Friday, 2 October, the programme continued with sessions covering mindset development, self-defence, financial literacy, self-mastery, mental wellness, substance-abuse management, career pathways and entrepreneurship. Golf opened the door. The masterclasses and conversations helped participants explore what might lie beyond it.
A Collective Investment in Young Lives
Printing SA acknowledges Business Pledge Collaborators and the James Kamte Foundation for conceiving and driving the initiative, and Dainfern Golf Course/Dainfern Golf Estate for hosting the participants.
Appreciation also goes to Centenary Diamond NPC, Mercedes-Benz, SABC, Travel Narine, Brand South Africa, South Africans for Constitutional Reform, Womandla Foundation, IBM SkillsBuild, 100% Foundation, Sanlam, Skisa Shotokan Karate-Do and ZZ Foundation, alongside the participating children’s homes.
Special recognition goes to Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, Jacki Mpondo-Hendricks, James Kamte, Toni Gumede, Princy Mthombeni, Abisha Katerere, Sam Gcomo, Jabu Zwane, Desmond Pillay, Tayushri Pillay, Carina Shaw, Tebogo Mafole Katsaitis, Mmabatho Skosana, Mam Zodwa Zwane and Winnie Mandela’s PA, together with the mentors, trainers, organisers, golf, hospitality and support teams whose contributions made the programme possible.
The Investment Must Continue
The value of Take a Boy Child to Golf should extend beyond two days of activities, certificates and photographs.
For Printing SA, the initiative reinforces the importance of sustained mentorship and access to education, skills development and career opportunities. Young people need consistent encouragement, clear expectations and people willing to walk alongside them.
Just as Women in Print and the PrintHER Mentorship Programme create platforms for women to grow and lead, initiatives supporting boys can help nurture young men who respect others, take responsibility for their actions and contribute to safer communities.
The call to businesses, government, schools, foundations and individuals is therefore clear: invest in boys before they become men.
Give them guidance. Model respect. Encourage accountability. Open doors to opportunity.
The boy child matters, and nurturing his potential is an investment in the wellbeing of our whole society.
PRINTING SA
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