The Boys: Where do Heroes Come From?

For a long time now, we’ve wanted to bring to birth a new African hero, an African Indiana Jones, who embodied what the world could learn from Africa, as opposed to what the West often foisted upon the continent.

But there was a problem. We wanted to get straight to the heart of what was important – what represented a place of heroism and good – to African boys.  But we weren’t teenage African boys.

So we decided to have some fun.

We went to the source.

Irving, Nizaam, Thato, Thomas, Mangaliso

Is there a living superhero?
Boys:  Nelson Mandela
What is his power?
Boys:  He has the power to give people faith

Here’s what else the boys told us:

The Process

Irving
Nizaam
Thato
Thomas
Mangaliso

Conclusions:  Key CHARACTERISTICS OF AN African HERO

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