Kgotso Hope Lekau

Kgotso Hope Lekau is the Founder of the New Generation International Foundation, Social Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, Radio Personality, MC Host and Content creator. Kgotso’s interest ranges from Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Politics, Tourism, Media, Fashion, Arts and Jesus above all.

Kgotso Hope Lekau is a Cancer Survivor, who overcame bladder cancer at age 12 after being told he wouldn’t make it. He used his story & invested in himself and used it to impact lives across Africa, building broken dreams into Inspirational achievements. Through the foundation, he has impacted over 100000 youths across Africa & the world at large.

Kgotso founded the New Generation Org now known as the NGIFoundation at age 16, a platform for young people to be empowered, nurtured for leadership, entrepreneurship and Life itself. Building a generation of young people who are passionate, vibrant and transforming their world.

In the past 6 years that Kgotso Hope Lekau has been in the industry & growing his brand he has had phenomonal accomplishments, achievements & engagements from multiple awards & recognisation local, national, continental & international e.g. Western Cape Peer Educator, Youngest leader of the Year, WCED RCL, chosen to lead youths in Southern Africa as the Regional leader under the Global Youth Leaders Forum, Top 100 Young Nelson Mandela, Changemaker, Future Africa Leader Nominee twice, Global Award by RoundTable & invited by Microsoft to the Tech summit & many more including being the first President of his high school from Grade 10 for three consecutive years.

He has had encounters & engaged with likes of President Ramaphosa, Former President Jacob Zuma, Former Mayor Patricia De Lille, Prince Buthelezi, Pearl Thusi, Dj Zintle, Lasizwe, Vusi Thembawayo, just to name a few. Kgotso Hope Lekau launched his official brand in 2018 called Kgotso Hope Lekau’ Brand which kicked started with a radio show at radio 7441 called the `Next Generation’, moved on to various other gigs, one big achievement for the brand was being chosen by News24 as Top 100 NM shooting a Documentary on the footsteps of Tata. Also launching the Mentoring Academy in the NGIF being able to mentor over 100 young people.

This journey continues for Kgotso Hope Lekau as he also learn, revisit & impact through his upcoming Auto-biography, where he shares life lessons, he has learnt and secrets he has used but also breaking limitation in global society.