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title: "Street Talk: Graduation struggles"
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# Street Talk: Graduation struggles

> These first-generation graduates have faced very challenging circumstances in the process of attaining a university education. Their parents live in extreme poverty and have been unable to offer them much support. Now that they are about to graduate they face the reality of entering the teaching profession while having to bear the burden of supporting their families back home.

By Street Talk · Published 27 July 2018, 02:53 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEeH4esxlQc)

This film was produced by:

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*Street Talk* is a ground-breaking television series aired weekly on community television. From grass roots to the establishment, our engaging programmes expose the lived realities and uncensored views of ordinary South Africans.

*Street Talk* was launched in 2008 and is a non-profit organisation – visit us [www.streettalktv.com](http://www.streettalktv.com/). **DM**