An after - school program is giving poor South African kids a shot out of poverty . The Kliptown Youth Project uses money as a tool for empowerment . Director Thulani said : ` ` We 're letting kids earn whatever they want '' Conditions like this are typical for the nearly 40,000 people who live in the slums of Kliptown , a district in the largely black township of Soweto , South Africa . Do you want a hero ? Nominations are open for 2013 CNN Heroes .
An after - school program is giving poor South African kids a shot out of poverty . The Kliptown Youth Project uses money as a tool for empowerment . Director Thulani said : ` ` We 're letting kids earn whatever they want '' Do you want a hero ? Nominations are open for 2013 CNN Heroes .