About Us
Dr Morutse Mphahlele Visionary Dreamers Foundation is a registered Non-Profit Company (NPC no. 2020/442869/08). The organisation was established a day before a PhD degree in Science was conferred to its founder, Dr Morutse Mphahlele.
Dr Morutse Mphahlele Visionary Dreamers Foundation is a concept that was conceived many years ago when a PhD was just a pipe dream to him but during the final year of his PhD studies the vision got clearer and clearer. He started
schooling in 1987 at a rural, under resourced school called Mmutle Primary in Seleteng Ga-Mphahlele in the former Lebowa homeland, proceeding to Matsobane Higher Primary school and later matriculated from Derek-Kobe High school in Lebowakgomo
in 1998. He began his tertiary education at the then Technikon Pretoria in 1999 and because of financial constraints he had to look for work immediately after graduating his National Diploma in Animal production in the year 2001, even
though he wanted to further his studies desperately. But because a dream is a serious thing, he finally graduated with a PhD in Science almost 20 years later. Dr Mphahlele lived to see a childhood dream come to pass and for that he aspires
to cultivate a culture of living life with a purpose to the young South Africans through this foundation.
Dr Mphahlele strongly believes that one way of dealing decisively with the injustices of the past in our country that led
to a vicious cycle of poverty in our communities is to sell an idea that hard work pays off, not only in academics but also in sports, arts and culture and of course business and entrepreneurship. As an organisation, we are also concerned
about issues of moral regeneration, drug and alcohol abuse, unprotected sex and everything else that misrepresent itself with the aim of destroying the moral fibre and ultimately the future of South African children. We believe that “manners
maketh man” and as a result we advocate for high ethical standards and principles that promote trust, good behaviour, fairness and compassion. We create cutting edge approaches to mentorship and coaching in order to remain relevant in
the 21st century.
Our logo spots a telescope which is an optical tool used by astronomers to see very dim objects and things that are faraway. The mirrors/lens in a telescope concentrates light and that light is what we see when
we look into the lens of a telescope. This complicated and highly specialised optical tool has become our identity which symbolises that though our dreams and visions seem far, they can, and they will come true.
Our logo has three distinct colours;
green,
gold and sky blue.
Green:
This colour signifies a gift of life given to us by God to make the most out of them here on earth. We believe that if we live a life of purpose, we will leave a legacy for the coming generations.
Furthermore, the green colour on our logo signifies resilience and determination to make it in life against all odds.
Gold:
This colour signifies wealth that is a result of hard work.
Sky blue:
We
believe that the sky is the limit and like Mike Tyson we believe that “we have to dream and reach for the stars, and if we miss a star then we grab a handful of clouds”.
Vision
Our vision is to see all South
African Children from previously disadvantaged backgrounds rising above their circumstances and not only dreaming big but achieving those dreams.
Mission
Our mission is to provide mentorship in a form of
life coaching, training and career guidance to ensure their dreams are realised.