When Paballo Maifo was in high school, she imagined herself standing in front of a classroom as a teacher one day.
However, disappointing matric results left her sitting at home for months, uncertain of her future.
Today, the 29-year-old is a qualified motor mechanic entrepreneur, having graduated from the Kgabo Cars workshop in Soshanguve, a programme that has spent the past 15 years equipping unemployed youths with technical skills and helping many become entrepreneurs.