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Podcast: Leigh-Anne Williams
Episode: The Character Company: Jaco van Schalkwyk (How A Non-Profit Organisation Raises Boys To Be Good Men Through Long Term MENtorship)
Description: Since The Character Company was founded in 2013, they've been chasing one ambitious goal: ending the negative effects caused by fatherlessness. Jaco van Schalkwyk, Founder and Director of The Character Company (TCC), chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about how the State of South Africa’s Fathers 2024 (SOSAF 2024) reports that 35.6% of South African children live with their biological fathers. He shares more about how it’s a particular challenge for boys who are reliant on male role models to help them navigate masculinity and develop their self-esteem and self-worth.