Press
Interview: Peter Yobo & Pichon Duplan, Co-Founders of iStandAbove
"In addition to having similar backgrounds and first names starting with ‘P’, Peter F. La-Anyane Yobo and Pichon Duplan have another thing in common: South Africa." (more)
Xpecting more from 2011
"8am, Tuesday 28th December 2010 and the Xpect Leadership Program organized by the iStandAbove Organization has begun. With 36 students registered and led by their 10 industrious coaches, a chorus of team cheers fill the air competing to be the loudest and most creative marking the start of the program. " (more)
iStandAbove
Every child has the fundamental right to believe in their dreams becoming a reality. They have the basic human right to believe that no task is insurmountable.
Unfortunately, not every child is currently given the opportunity and reinforcement to believe this. iStandAbove seeks to change this enormous disservice to the youth of the world by utilizing and teaching our three core values: leadership, creativity, and teamwork.
These three values give the youth the essential tools needed to accomplish life-long goals amidst adopting the mindset and attitude of a leader, a pioneer and a team player.
iStandAbove will provide the youth with academic, sporting, and relief resources in order to teach the three core values and propel them over obstacles towards the attainment of their goals. All projects and programs that iStandAbove provides are socially, economically, and politically sustainable. By utilizing all of these ideals, iStandAbove will help to give the youth of the world the tools they will need for a brighter future and a better tomorrow for themselves and the global community we live in.
