Darron Tarr

Darron Tarr is the Principal of a South African independent school that exclusively serves children from historically disadvantaged communities. South Africa’s stagnant economy is disproportionately and negatively impacting middle-class families, primarily from Black communities, and unnecessarily depriving their children of the opportunity to receive an excellent and transformative education, such as that which his school offers. The redress of past inequality cannot occur without a flourishing economy, and the current focus of South Africa's leadership betrays the promise of a better life that many anticipated after 1994. Darron believes that unless our leaders shift their thinking to embrace a capitalist, free-market paradigm, prosperity for all who live in South Africa, and particularly the youth, will remain elusive.