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IkamvaYouth Ivory Park
As application season draws closer for our grade 12s, choosing the right courses to jump start ones career can be difficult and even more so when you don’t know who you are and where your strengths lie. This last Saturday, 15th of March our grade 11s and...
Mamelodi branch finally launched
Finally! The Mamelodi branch in Pretoria is officially opened. The 8th of March 2014 saw IkamvaYouth and our sponsor ABI working closely together in organising together a successful Open Day and Media Launch for the branch. The community came out in numbers to support...
The Collaborative Community
The Community Collaboration Project (CCP) was launched at a 2 day training weekend at the end of January 2014. 25 representatives from 11 organisations came together for a weekend of instruction in theory and methodology, practical advice and guidance, and discussion...
My future, My career Initiative with Nedbank
Again this year IkamvaYouth Gauteng was part of the Nedbank My Career, My Future initiative program, where they put the power of choice into the hands of the next generation of job seekers. Learners across the country are encouraged and given the opportunity to make...
Nyanga parent & learner Induction 2014
On the 22nd of February 2014, the Nyanga branch held an Induction Day for new parents and learners, which doubled up as the first parents’ meeting of the year. The event, held at Zolani Centre was attended by more than 100 parents and learners. The...
Chesterville Open Day 2014!
The learners, parents, tutors, mentors, staff and partners all came together, on the 1st of February 2014 in Chesterville, with one purpose of sharing and receiving information on the purpose of IkamvaYouth, the main founding...
Kirstenbosch hike for Western Cape learners
On The 8th of February 2014, IYWC learners went on a scenic hike up Table Mountain, through Kirstenbosch Gardens. The outing was organised by the Pride of Table Mountain and 41 learners from Makhaza, Masi and Nyanga participated. The outing provided a good...
IkamvaYouth launches a series of How-To videos
IkamvaYouth holds the values of ‘Responsibility for self and others’,‘Integrity', and 'Openness’ as central to our work. These values are applied at a learner level but are also woven into the fabric of the...
IkamvaYouth Makhaza open day-2014
The Makhaza Open day was held on Saturday the 8th of February. A very special day for IkamvaYouth Makhaza as new learners and new parents meet. It was also great opportunity for the new Ikamvanites and their parents to meet and be inspired by our Tutors...
Education from cradle to career
The Education Management Association of South Africa (EMASA) conference and its subsequent projects have embodied exactly what it was attempting to ignite; true collaboration. The event was conceived and brought to fruition by a wide range of partners; Bridge, The...
Mentorship Programme Launched at Ebony Park
The mentorship programme has been a great success since its formal inception 2 years ago at the Ebony Park Branch. There have been many success stories with many of the mentorship relationships going beyond the agreed time frames becoming real life long...
IkamvaYouth showcases the Masiphumelele Library partnership… in Gabarone!
In November 2013 IkamvaYouth was fortunate to be invited to present on the theme of collaboration at the first Botswana Library Innovation Summit. It gathered a wonderful group of innovators from libraries all across Botswana. Each library presented their...
Umlazi Open Day 2014
Saturday the 25th of January 2014 saw the Umlazi branch host their annual Open day at the Umlazi AA library. The event started with a wonderful song from one of the learners at the branch. S’bonelo (Branch Coordinators) and N’thabiseng...
Sparking minds to achieve Vision2030.
IkamvaYouth had the pleasure of presenting at the Scaleshift event last week. The IkamvaYouth team were down in Cape Town and the gang ascended on the Graduate School of Business (GSB) with the hope of picking some fresh brains. The first session in...
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2013
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2013 IkamvaYouth is proud of the class of 2013, who excelled in...
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2013
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2013 IkamvaYouth is proud of the class of 2013, who...
Matric Camp 2014
The IYKZN team decided to start the year off on a different note with the matric class of 2014. We took the learners to Highlands resort in Cato Ridge for an educational camp. The objective of the camp was to set the tone for the year and to encourage the...
Day 4 Matric Camp 2014_IYKZN
This day started off with exercises on the field. It was a great start to the day as our minds and bodies were prepared for what would come during the day. After the exercise we all showered and went to breakfast. Breakfast was served between 7:30 and 8:30 and...
Day 1 Matric Camp 2014_IYKZN
We left our respective branches, Umlazi and Chesterville in one bus with the Umlazi Ikamvanites being picked up first followed by the Chesterville Ikamvanites. The journey began with a couple of tutors and some staff in the bus with the learners. The bus ride...
PRESS RELEASE: IkamvaYouth celebrates 2013 matric results
IkamvaYouth celebrates 2013 matric results – 89% pass, 94% eligible for tertiary Hailed as the class that has achieved the highest pass rate since the birth of the democratic government in 1994, 2012's matriculants across South Africa...
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