A Free Purpose Book in Every Young Pair of Hands
PGEN is Skulearn founder Joshua Ighodalo's campaign to give every young person a free copy of Your First Adventure: Journey of Self-Discovery.
FREE
Forever
What PGEN Gives
Free digital copies worldwide. Free printed copies in South Africa.
Digital copies are free to anyone, anywhere. Printed copies are distributed free to South African youth through schools and street outreach.
Free digital copy
Download instantly from anywhere in the world — no payment, no catch.
Free printed copy
Distributed to South African youth through school partnerships and street outreach.
Sponsored at scale
Partners and sponsors fund print runs that reach entire schools at once.
How It Works
From download to distribution
Claim
Request your free digital copy in under a minute.
Read
Work through the self-discovery journey at your own pace.
Apply
Use the built-in prompts alongside a Skulearn course or coach.
Pass it on
Nominate a school or sponsor a print run for others.
A journey of self-discovery, page by page
Backed by Skulearn coaches & courses
Joshua Ighodalo
Founder of Skulearn
Why it exists
Written by Skulearn's founder, Joshua Ighodalo
“Purpose shouldn't be a paid privilege. PGEN removes the price tag from the first step.”
Printed copies are currently distributed to South African youth only. Digital copies are available worldwide at no cost.
On the Ground
Events & book distribution
Photos from schools, campuses and community drops across South Africa.
Assembly hall book drop
Soweto, Gauteng
Community youth gathering
Khayelitsha, Western Cape
Purpose talk with Grade 11s
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Campus outreach session
Pretoria, Gauteng
Library reading corner launch
Gqeberha, Eastern Cape
Printed copies unboxed
Bloemfontein, Free State
Video Testimonies
What readers say
Short clips from students, teachers and partners who received a copy.
LearnerThandi, Grade 11 learner
Demo testimony slot — embedded YouTube clip recorded at a school distribution day.
Watch StoryEducatorMr Dlamini, Life Orientation teacher
Demo testimony slot — how the book slots into classroom conversations about purpose.
Watch StoryStudentSipho, first-year student
Demo testimony slot — from reading the book to starting the free Purpose Course.
Watch Story
Put a Book in Someone's Hands
Claim your free copy, bring PGEN to your school, or sponsor a print run.