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Annual Report 2013
The 2013 IkamvaYouth Annual Report highlights the remarkable achievements that we have made in 2013 by enabling disadvantaged youth to pull themselves and each other out of poverty with education.You can view the full annual report here but here are some of the...
Dawn of a new era for the Ivorians
The Ivory Park branch team is very excited and motivated after securing a new tutoring venue and office at Kaalfontein Secondary School. Venue instability has threatened the branch’s existence for very long, following a short notice eviction from the Ivory...
SAP sabbatical team zone in!
One small step for IkamvaYouth, one giant leap for Vision 2030! A month ago IY was joined by three employees from SAP an international software solutions company. They were on a social sabbatical with IkamvaYouth and had accepted the mission of restructuring and...
Mafikeng branch, it’s a GO!
I.Y is all set for Mafikeng.......! Through negotiations with the Department of Education and Sports Development and funding partnership from ABI, we can finally reveal Danville Secondary as the host school. The organizations eleventh branch nationally and the...
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Makhaza learners attend ReThink Leadership Un[convention]al
On the early morning of Saturday, 11th October 2014, 40 grade 8 & 9 learners departed from Makhaza to attend the annual ReThink Leadership Un[convetion]al workshop. The IY masterminds arrived at District 6 Museum at 08:00 am. ...
Ikamvanite receiving a bursary to study at Varsity College
Zanele Mashele, one of the grade 12 learners at IkamvaYouth Makhaza branch, was selected out of 3 other learners, who were previously interviewed, to be the recipient of the Varsity College Bursary. She was invited to attend the awarding event on Wednesday the...
A place called home-Ikamvanites walk tall at last
Finding a proper venue for the Ivory Park branch with an office, computer lab and tutoring space has been a greater challenge for the past 2 years. For the past 9 months tutoring has been happening at a local stadium, with learners crowded in a single room...
ERM Costal Clean-Up
“On the third Saturday of September each year (20 September 2014), volunteers around the world take part in the world’s biggest coastal cleanup, known as International Coastal Cleanup Day. The event has been held internationally each year for over 20...
Makhaza Parent Meeting
On the early morning of Saturday, 20th September 2014, Makhaza branch held its third parents meeting for the year. Parents arrived early in great numbers. Despite the parents’ Saturday commitments, nothing could be more important than their...
COASTAL CLEAN-UP
“On the third Saturday of September each year (20 September 2014), volunteers around the world take part in the world’s biggest coastal clean-up, known as International Coastal Clean-up Day. The event has been held internationally each year for over 20...
Heritage Day Workshop
This year the WITS Psychology honours students came to celebrate heritage day with IkamvaYouth Gauteng branches namely, Ebony Park and Ivory Park. The partnership that IkamvaYouth Gauteng has with Wits Psychology students started last year when Professor...
IkamvaYouth Ikageng -Grade 12 Learners’ and Parents’ Meeting
"It takes a village to raise a child" African Proverb The Ikageng branch held a Grade 12 learners and parent meeting on the 30th August 2014 at our tutoring venue, Thembalidansi Primary School. The aim of the meeting was to discuss Grade 12 learner...
IY Ikageng Hosts a NSFAS Information Session
National Student Financial Aid Scheme information session at Ikageng IY: We were privileged to have Ms Cynthia Leshomo and Ntate Nkosaphantsi from N.W.U (North West University), bursary department. Our guests shared and clarified general bursary application...
Media Image and Expression
Ikageng branch formed their first Branch Com during this year’s SPW in April. One of the mandates for this year’s Branch Com was to ensure that the branch implements all the programmes forming part of the IY Model. To ensure this, Branch Com members...
IY Learners and Parents Working Together to Address the Challenges Faced by Grade 12’s
The Ikageng branch held a Grade 12 learners and parent meeting on the 30th August 2014 at our tutoring venue, Thembalidansi Primary School. The aim of the meeting was to discuss Grade 12 learner challenges and jointly formulate solutions to address their issues. ...
IY Ikageng Talent Show
Ikamva youth winter school talent show 2014 “Appreciation can make a day even change a life and a tiny drop of chemical makes an enormous difference.” Unknown IY believes in making learning fun and providing a friendly environment of learning. We...
Exciting new Year Beyond Programme launched!
IkamvaYouth are partnering with the Western Cape government and Action Volunteers Africa (AVA) in an exciting new project to implement high-impact after-school programmes in secondary schools in the Western Cape while developing the skills and proficiencies of young...
Exam Time
Convincing young people to trust each other is not an easy task. Making them see each other as heroes and and future leaders takes time but when it happens many doors of opportunities open. Sometimes they do things because they're are told to, some do beacuse they...
Winter School
So there we were, Monday morning, June the 30th, in buses from Chesterville and Umlazi all headed to DUT Steve Biko Campus. There was excitement, joy and very high expectations from everyone, learners, staff members and tutors. For those who were joining us for the...
National Science Week
The Ikamvanites teamed up with Science Spaza, for a hip-hop competition in celebration of National Science Week at the Bat Centre. A group of 40 Ikamvanites were selected to participate and show off their talents in preparing Hip-hop songs as they worked with Rooted...
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