South African high school student 'Hope Scholar' stands with her siblings at home in Cape Town, South Africa.

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A 16-year old female South African high school student stands with her siblings inside their small home in Philippi township, Cape Town, South Africa. She has been selected selected as a ‘Hope Scholar’ from Sophumelela School as part of the South African Education & Environment Project which aims to invest an intensive and holistic program for top performing students from township communities where only 40% of students successfully graduate from high school to help them prepare for university and beyond.

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Size: 4096px × 2731px
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Photo credit: © Andrew Aitchison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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