MOT strengthens youth's robustness and mastery of life

MOT (meaning courage) is a comprehensive, global life skills programme aimed at strengthening youth’s awareness and courage to live, courage to care, and courage to say no.

MOT strengthens youth's robustness, mastery of life, mental health, awareness and courage. MOT promotes safe class environments where all are included.

Partnering with educational institutions and communities, we empower educators, social, and youth workers to become MOT coaches, delivering this programme over a maximum of 3 years.

 

 

 

49 MOT-schools
9.350 Youth

The MOT programmes

Among the factors that make MOT unique are the five programmes in schools and local communities, with a 50-50 focus on the individual and on the group. The programmes strengthen the individual's robustness and awareness and promote robust and constructive relationships - safe class environments, inclusive school cultures and sustainable local communities.

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The MOT ambassadors

The MOT ambassadors are high profiled role models within sports and cultural life. By being involved in MOT and proudly wearing the MOT logo, they are contributors to strengthening youth's quality of life. MOT's ambassadors reinforce MOT as a brand.

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MOT locally

Local MOT coaches, who are excellent at reaching the youth are crucial for MOT to have success. A MOT school is a secondary or upper secondary school that has entered into partnership with MOT. MOT also enters into partnership with municipalities. Click below to see all the schools in MOT South Africa that have MOT.

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News

MOT Youth Blogger of the Month: Bilquees Muller

Meet Bilquees Muller, a passionate Young MOTivator from our partnering school, Gardens Commercial High School. Bilquees began her MOT journey in 2022, and since then, MOT has played a powerful role in shaping her confidence, purpose, and outlook on life. Through MOT, she found her voice, discovered her strength, and learned what it truly means […]

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MOT SA Empowers Youth with Life Skills at JP21 Foundation Winter Programme 2026

We were truly honoured to partner once again with the JP21 Foundation during their Winter Programme this April at Hyacinth Primary School in Mitchell’s Plain. Coming together for this programme felt especially meaningful, as both organisations share the same heart for supporting young people and creating spaces where they feel safe, seen, and encouraged to […]

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