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By: Ezekiel Monare, Community Collaborations Programmes Manager At IkamvaYouth, we have witnessed firsthand how education serves as a catalyst for sustainable livelihoods, especially for young people. Through our commitment to providing access to opportunities and...

By: Lungile Simakade, District Manager, Western Cape     IkamvaYouth is thrilled to honor the exceptional achievements of our learners in the Western Cape for the Matric Class of 2024! This year’s results not only reflect the hard work and determination of...

By: Ntombi Mahlangu, District Manager, Gauteng and The North West For the past 21 years, IkamvaYouth has steadily improved its National Senior Certificate pass rate, growing from 80% to over 92.3%. The 2024 matric class has maintained this upward momentum and taken it...

By: Thandazo Jafta, District Manager, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal The release of the 2024 matric results brought immense joy and pride, showcasing the remarkable achievements of each IkamvaYouth branch. These results reflect the hard work, dedication, and...

By Nicola-Ann Jukes, Business Development Manager Tuesday was an exciting day for us at IkamvaYouth. It was Matric Day for the class of 2024. Emotions ran high as our matric learners returned to the IkamvaYouth branches, which had been a home away from home for many...

By: Damien Buckton, Fundraising Officer In August we successfully concluded The Spirit of Youth Programme which was organised by The Gordon Institute of Business Science in partnership with IkamvaYouth. There were a total of 180 Grade 11 learners from the Western Cape...

IkamvaYouth Gauteng and North West branches celebrate 86% pass rate in the 2023 National Senior Certificate Matric results Nationally, IkamvaYouth celebrates its 21st anniversary with great matric results, obtaining a 89% pass rate marking a notable 5% improvement...

By: Nicola-Ann Jukes, Business Development Manager   Last Friday morning, Analo, an IkamvaYouth learner from the class of 2023, came into the Masiphumelele Branch to share her matric results with the branch staff, who she has come to regard as a family. She has...

By: Maxine Schmid, IkamvaYouth Intern and UCT Masters Student With my exciting new (albeit temporary) place within the IkamvaYouth team, I have been given the privilege of working on a psychosocial programme for the learners of IkamvaYouth within the province of the...

Joy filled celebrations at the Kuyasa Branch It has been a difficult few years for Nelisiwe who joined IkamvaYouth at the Umlazi Branch, in Grade 10 back in 2020. She was already struggling with her studies when she joined and no one could have prepared her for the...

By: Delphino Machikicho, District Manager, Western Cape Beyond the statistics and the analysis of the academic performance of the Class of 2022, there are young people who preserved through a global pandemic, socioeconomic challenges and a skewed education system....

By: Thandazo Jafta, District Manager, Eastern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal The year 2022 was one marked by transition and reinforcement of traditional methods of learning. This meant that learners had to buckle up as they were required to attend full sessions again. The...

By: Ntombi Mahlangu, District Manager, North West and Gauteng IkamvaYouth North West and Gauteng branches matric results, 2022 We are excited to announce the IkamvaYouth North West and Gauteng branches’ matric class of 2022 respectively, unlocking access to various...

Dear Friends After serving IkamvaYouth for the past three years, it is with a heavy heart that I write this message to you, my last Annual CEO Letter for IkamvaYouth. I have symbolically titled this year's letter, Onwards and Upwards, because, for the past three...

IkamvaYouth Class of 2021 Placements The class of 2021 portrayed great resilience by achieving an outstanding 90% pass rate. This is after two years of disrupted schooling due to the COVID 19 pandemic. IkamvaYouth not only supports learners to pass matric but to also...

With much excitement, our holiday programme is back in-person. Learners, tutors and staff were in high spirits as they spent the two weeks of the programme with full days of intensive academic support, a full lineup of workshops,  games, and excursions.  The first...

By: Damien Buckton, Fundraising Officer ‘Paying it forward’ is a core component in our award-winning model and it is a value we are proud to say is embedded in the ethos of our work. This component was on full display as IkamvaYouth alumni were invited to...

By: Yanga Totyi, Atlantis Branch Coordinator As we begin the year, celebrating our stellar 2021 matric results, and reflecting on the Atlantis Brach journey since its inception, I am drawn to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Tedtalk: “The Danger of a Single Story”.  In this...

By: Thandazo Jafta The Kwa-Zulu Natal and Eastern Cape matric cohort of 2021 has proven once again that resilience yields great results. The 2021 matric cohort has raised the bar, excelling in such difficult circumstances, to achieve an overall pass rate of 93% across...

By Busisiwe Nkosi, District Manager, Gauteng and North West The Gauteng and North West region has truly demonstrated true resilience, successfully completing their matric after two years of interrupted learning. The North West and Gauteng Class of 2021 achieved an...