I Am Woman Leap of Faith
A young woman is born profoundly deaf. At 23 she has the chance to hear the world in a completely new way. Will she take the leap?
Airing 07 April 2013
A fifty-something employee leaves a secure job and faces an uncertain future to pursue her dream of helping others with something she was born to do.
Airing 28 April 2013
What do you do when young students ask you to start a school, pleading for an alternative to Bantu Education during the 1980s? Do you Leap?
Airing 19 May 2013
When Madhuri Chavda discovers she has breast cancer, she takes a radical preventative Leap of Faith to gave herself the best possible chance of survival.
Airing 9 June 2013
What do you do when a group of women with breast cancer approach you, saying that unless you help them they might die? This steely attorney took on the case.
Airing 30 June 2013
When Professor Cyril Karabus was wrongfully arrested in the United Arab Emirates, his daughter Sarah took multiple Leaps of Faith to help bring him home.
Airing 21 July 2013
Meet a woman who has pulled a 10 ton truck and a Dakota aeroplane but knows for sure that real strength comes from within.
Airing 18 August 2013
When the market where Money Govender’s family had worked for generations was threatened with closure, she took multiple Leaps of Faith to help keep it alive.
Airing 8 September 2013
When Nonhlanhla Yende decided she wanted to be an opera singer, she had no idea how many Leaps of Faith she’d have to take to make her dream come true.
Airing 29 September 2013
An award winning dancer and choreographer
shares her personal journey and the meshing of life and art.
Airing 14 April 2013
An attorney survives a life-threatening personal health battle, and emerges fighting for a balance between gender equality and freedom of religious expression.
Airing 5 May 2013
All her life Jen Goy had struggled with depression. Then she was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 and courageously began to share her truth with the world.
Airing 26 May 2013
When Esther Miller hatched a plan to create a unique healing space for others, nothing could stand in her way.
Airing 16 June 2013
A former domestic worker rescues a ‘hijacked’ building and transforms it into the one-of-a-kind Harmony Galz University Residence for girls.
Airing 7 July 2013
Shelley Barry was caught in the crossfire of Cape Town’s taxi wars and in an instant her life changed forever. How did Shelley carry on?
Airing 28 July 2013
A visionary nurse and community worker brings science to her village and helps academics make huge strides in the fight against HIV/Aids.
Airing 25 August 2013
Betty Sanga is a Japanese-speaking Congolese national with a very unusual story to tell. Many Leaps of Faith, thousands of miles later, she shares it with us.
Airing 15 September 2013
Tanya and her husband took multiple Leaps of Faith when their twins were born 3 months premature. A remarkable story of survival and spirit.
Airing 6 October 2013
How much courage does it take to convince people to demolish their homes? To fight for a greater good despite community resistance?
Airing April 21 2013
When Thuli Gogela’s dream of an indigenous African restaurant fell apart, she bounced back and became a leading S.A. food blogger. How did she do it?
Airing 12 May 2013
Many of us dream of sailing the world but only few, like explorer Pat Evans, truly make it happen. But what if the biggest adventure is the one within?
Airing 2 June 2013
Is anorexia really about food? Lindiwe struggled from the age of 13 until her early 20s… Then she found the truth, and she got well again.
Airing 23 June 2013
From rural girl child to big city executive, how did dramatic early events shape the course of Pamphilia’s life?
Airing 14 July 2013
Former ANC MP and Head of Unicef Ireland Melanie Verwoerd lost her love, her job and her sense of justice. What did she do to fight back?
Airing 4 August 2013
Elizabeth Petersen worked for years at a shelter for abused women. Then she leapt, to convince religious leaders to take up true leadership on the issue.
Airing 1 September 2013
Leigh Brown was determined to teach children about planting trees and food for sustainability. She took a huge Leap and has achieved remarkable results.
Airing 22 September 2013
