YOU HAVE A VOICE TODAY.
Your life.
Your decisions.
Your legacy.
Practical guidance for young adults and families to understand wills, wishes, organ donation and the decisions that matter most.
YOU HAVE A VOICE TODAY.
Your life.
Your decisions.
Your legacy.
Practical guidance for young adults and families to understand wills, wishes, organ donation and the decisions that matter most.
THE LIFE BEHIND THE LEGACY
Meet Rohan.
Rohan was 23, a data engineer, a guitarist, an adventurer and a young man who was already thinking about the life he wanted to build.
He loved cars, music, hiking, gym, padel, fishing, hunting, camping, golf and being outdoors. He had plans for his career, property, travel and his future.
At 18, when I suggested that he should have a will, his answer was simple:
“Mom, I don’t have anything.”
What neither of us knew then was how important the decisions he made next would become.
Rohan documented his wishes. He made decisions about organ donation. He had a Living Will. And his family knew where to find the information that mattered.
Those decisions could not make losing him easier.
But they meant we did not have to guess.
START WHERE YOU ARE
You have a voice today.
You may be 18 and just starting out. You may have your first job, your first car, a few belongings and some money in the bank.
“I don't have anything yet.”
But planning isn't only about what you own.
It's about making decisions while you are able to make them for yourself — and making sure the people you trust know what those decisions are.
01
DECIDE IT.
Think about what you want.
02
DOCUMENT IT.
Put important decisions in writing.
03
DISCUSS IT.
Talk to someone you trust.
04
MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE.
Make sure the right people can find the information when they need it.
You don't need to have your whole life figured out. You just need to start.
YOUR LIFE. YOUR DECISIONS
What can you put in place?
You don't have to do everything at once. Start with the decision that matters to you now, then build from there.
YOUR WILL
Decide what should happen to your estate and who should handle it.
LEARN ABOUT YOUR WILL →
YOUR WISHES
Record important personal wishes and understand the role of a Living Will.
RECORD YOUR WISHES →
ORGAN DONATION
Make the decision, register it and tell your family.
ORGAN DONATION →
FAMILY EMERGENCY FILE
Organise the information your family may need and make sure they know where to find it.
BUILD MY EMERGENCY FILE →
DIGITAL LEGACY
Create a roadmap for important accounts, devices, online assets and digital information.
ORGANISE MY DIGITAL LIFE →
YOUR MONEY & FUTURE
Start building good financial habits and know when to ask for professional advice.
YOUR MONEY & FUTURE →
TWO WAYS INTO THE PROJECT
Start where you are.
Whether you're starting your own adult life or helping someone you love step into theirs, the goal is the same: understand the decisions, have the conversations and put the right things in place.
I'm starting my adult life.
You may be studying, earning your first salary, buying your first car or beginning to build something of your own.Start with the basics and build from there.
Know your wishes.
Organise your life.
Build your future.
FOR YOUNG ADULTS →
I want to help my child prepare.
You've taught them how to drive, work, manage responsibilities and make their own decisions.There is one more part of becoming an adult that families rarely talk about.
Start the conversation.
Help them understand their choices.
Let the decisions remain theirs.
FOR PARENTS →
The goal isn't to make the decisions for them. It's to make sure they know they have decisions to make.
ONE DECISION. MANY LIVES
Organ donation starts with a decision.
Rohan made his decision while he was still young.
He recorded that he wanted to be an organ donor — but when the moment came, what mattered just as much was that his family could find that information.
Organ donation is not only about registering.
It is about making the decision, recording it and making sure the people closest to you know what you want.
MAKE THE DECISION.
REGISTER IT.
TELL YOUR FAMILY.
One decision can begin here.
01
DECIDE
Know what you want.
02
REGISTER
Record your decision through the official process.
03
TELL
Make sure your family knows.
A decision is most useful when the people who may need it know it exists.
In partnership with the Organ Donor Foundation of South Africa
WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS
Your family should know where to look.
Important information is only useful if the right people can find it when they need it.Your Family Emergency File gives the people you trust one organised place to find the information that may matter in an emergency.
Keep the original safe. Keep the information accessible.
YOUR FAMILY EMERGENCY FILE
Your family should know where to look.
01
WILLS & WISHES
Last Will, Living Will and important personal wishes.
02
MEDICAL & EMERGENCY
Medical information and emergency details.
03
INSURANCE & POLICIES
Important policy and cover information.
04
FINANCIAL
A roadmap to important financial information.
05
PROPERTY & VEHICLES
Property, vehicle and ownership information.
06
IMPORTANT CONTACTS
People your family may need to contact.
07
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
Key identity and personal records.
08
INSTRUCTIONS & INFORMATION
Anything your family should know where to find.
START HERE
Google Drive for the information.
Family WhatsApp for the doorway.
The WhatsApp link is the doorway. Google permissions are the lock.
Keep the original signed documents safe. Use the digital file to make the information accessible to the right people.
ONE DECISION YOU CAN PUT IN PLACE TODAY
Start with your will.
You don't need to own a house, have children or have a large estate before a will matters.A will gives you the opportunity to make decisions about what you do have and who should handle things when you are no longer able to.
Rohan put his first will in place at 18.
01
START
Click Start My Free Will.
02
CONNECT
Your details are referred to Capital Legacy.
03
COMPLETE
A Capital Legacy consultant guides you through the professional will process.
Professional help when you're ready.
The Rohan Laubscher Legacy Project provides education and helps you understand why these decisions matter.Capital Legacy provides the professional will-drafting and estate-planning pathway.
This referral is part of the project's existing relationship with Capital Legacy.
PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR REAL LIFE
Start with one thing.
You don't need to sort out your whole life in one afternoon. Choose one practical resource, work through it and take the next step when you're ready.
FOR YOUNG ADULTS
18-Year-Old Life Admin Guide
A practical starting point for the decisions, documents and conversations that come with becoming an adult.
GET THE GUIDE →
FOR FAMILIES
Family Emergency File Toolkit
Create one organised place where the people you trust can find important information when they need it.
BUILD MY FILE →
FOR PARENTS
A Parent's Guide to Life Admin at 18
Help your young adult understand the decisions that come with independence — without making those decisions for them.
GET THE PARENT GUIDE →
FIRST WILL
Your First Will Guide
Understand what a will does, why it matters and what to expect when you put your first will in place.
READ THE GUIDE →
ONE LIFE. YOUR DECISIONS.
You have a voice today.
You don't have to know what the future holds to make thoughtful decisions about your life today.
Decide what matters to you. Put it in place. Talk about it. Make sure the people you trust know where to look.
The people who love you should not have to guess what you would have wanted.
Live intentionally. Leave a legacy that speaks.