Joy is one of the co-founders of IkamvaYouth and has been involved in all aspects of the organisation from the outset. Joy has an honours degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Education and Information and Communications Technology from the University of Cape Town. She (finally) began working full-time for IkamvaYouth in 2010. Previously, in addition to her role as Director of IkamvaYouth, she established TEACH South Africa in the Western Cape. Other work experience includes posts as a researcher at the University of the Western Cape, the Human Sciences Research Council and bridges.org. She has freelanced as a researcher, project manager, open educational resource developer, writer and editor in a range of projects with civil society, government and higher education partners. All her work is focused on redressing inequality and injustice in South Africa through promoting equal access to quality education and opportunities.
IkamvaYouth lost equipment, materials and resources worth hundreds of thousands of rands when a petrol bomb was thrown into its office on Freedom Day.
Everything is gone. Smart phones from our Nokia project; computers recently donated for our programming course; the PCs used by our branch coordinator and administrator; all our Answer Series study guides which were to be handed out to ikamvanites this Saturday; film and photography equipment (some of which belonged to volunteers); all our office furniture; photographs; files and records.
We're calling for support via time or money:
- If you're available to help with the cleanup, please contact zukile@ikamvayouth.org / 0789929269.
- If you're a qualified counsellor and can volunteer to counsel affected ikamvanites, please contact joy@ikamvayouth.org.
- Please donate funds to help us begin trying to replace all we've lost (please use FREEDOM as the reference) ** see below for bank details if you want to do a transfer from the US or the UK.
- If you have office furniture, equipment or computers to donate, please contact winile@ikamvayouth.org
- If you have toys, furniture, books or equipment that the Zimele pre-school (our neighbour that was also affected) could use, please contact Monica on 0823103829.
Thanks everyone. The future is in our hands.
** To make a bank transfer in the US, please use the following account: