Affirmative Education In South Africa Case Study

As a result of apartheid, South African’s are still living in the aftermath effects. These people are living in extreme poverty with insufficient educational opportunities and little chance to overcome their current circumstances. To attempt to remedy their situation and improve the lives of these people, we recommend a four step plan to improving their livelihoods. The first step would be to implement affirmative action for these people. Currently, the South African government has implemented the Employment Equality Act, which aims to help blacks, women and people with disabilities get jobs. In addition to increasing the opportunities for this sector of people, it would be greatly beneficial to afford them a higher rate of acceptance for

Currently, South Africa is still ranked at the bottom of all states for their testing scores.41 This can be explained by the decades long gap that occurred for blacks to become educated. Thus, the quality of teaching is not at an ideal standard. To increase the job opportunities, it would be beneficial for companies that require specific skills to train these students in a skill so that they may provide for their families. For example, manufacturing of heavy machinery for agricultural usage. This is a skill and by teaching it to these people, they would be provided with the means to support their family and potentially rise out of

This is two-fold. First, looking at the health care that is available to South Africans; the average life expectancy of these people has increased to around 30 years due to the implementation of national healthcare. By increasing the number of blacks that may get a valuable education, we can hope to see an even bigger improvement in the lives and health of these people with increased technology and knowledge. Additionally, on the economic side of things, by shifting the distribution of wealth, the spending power of the lower class would drastically improve and so would the quality of life of these