Get close to young people and their daily lives in the Kalahari. This book explores the various challenges that the youth in a small rural Namibian town, Aranos, racked by poverty and high unemployment have to navigate in order to try to lead what they feel is a good life. What are their interests, their needs and hopes?The many ambivalent facets of their existence as well as the issues facing their community are explored through various images and stories from the young women and men that live there. They talk about the frustration of dropping out of school, their struggle to find work, the endless boredom. but also about the energy they derive from Kwaito dancing, their friendships, and hope generated through faith. In addition, the reader is offered an insight into many controversial and provoking aspects of the youth's leaders from an array of perspectives on social issues. Overall, the youth express their desire for change. The dialogic character of the texts principally provides a platform for young people to speak as experts on their own lives.It is this book's intention, therefore, to ensure the voices of young people in the Kalahari are accessed, heard, and understood by the public.