The plight of Nelson Mandela Bay schools that have been battling overcrowding, some with more than 50 pupils crammed into a single classroom, could have been avoided.
A woman from a rural village got the ball rolling with complaints about a lack of service delivery. The Public Protector investigated and found an entire province in dereliction.
What began with a phone call from an intuitive relative has become a campaign to positively affect the lives of young women and girls in disadvantaged Gqeberha communities.