Tutu's Children: Building a New Africa

Africa could, through the activities of Desmond Tutu witness a renaissance. It took Martin Luther King Jnr all the efforts to speak out boldly against what was wrong with the American system. Although many had done that before him but he came somehow as the last prophet of equality. Aljazeera's Tutu Children is a programme meant to charge the African youths to become better leaders and not corrupt monsters as we have today.

The four special documentaries will follow the exploits of participants in the leadership programme 'Desmond Tutu leads,' which attempts to build a new network of African leaders who are together committed to tackling their countries’ most stubborn problems.

The legendary archbishop will pass the baton of moral leadership to these emerging leaders who are drawn from across Africa. Once they pledge themselves to Tutu’s mission, the participants are put through group tasks designed to bring out their true colours – from conducting a choir to cooking under pressure.

They are charged to re-examine their opinions in debates on the most controversial ‘African’ issues – racial hierarchy, corruption, privilege, and Western democracy. This experiment also pushes them out of their comfort zones emotionally, culturally and intellectually. Africa hopes to see better days if truly the participants and viewers who are youths will see the best in being charismatic leaders with visions and innovations.