Imagine Scholar is a highly selective four-year, after-school mentorship program for talented, disadvantaged youth across the Nkomazi region of South Africa. We offer a student-centric program that focuses on enhancing critical thinking, building character, developing effective communication skills and creating community action projects. We work with the brightest students, who are additionally hindered by financial hardship. Despite their humble backgrounds, these students have high aspirations and are instilled with endless drive. We empower these young leaders to act as catalysts for personal change and provide service to their community. Our program ultimately offers promising youth the tools needed to improve their future, and the future of their community.