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Independent Evaluation Published
IkamvaYouth is pleased and proud to announce the publication of Against the odds: An evaluation of the IkamvaYouth programme, by a team of economists at the University of Stellenbosch. Servaas van der Berg and his team conducted an in-depth evaluation of IkamvaYouth,...
Tzu Chi Foundation facilitates Life Skills Workshop at Ivory Park Branch
An information-packed workshop started with an intense Saturday Tutorial Session which was followed by a mind elevating workshop which was facilitated by the Tzu Chi Foundation South Africa. Tzu Chi Foundation is a Buddhist volunteer organization, that has extended...
Bon Voyage, Zoe!
IkamvaYouth has some great stories about how ikamvanites become core staff members. Did you know that Nico ended up randomly at Makhaza one Saturday morning following a suggestion from the person whose couch he was surfing? Four years later, and he's established...
Makhaza’s aspiring voices
Makhaza students were abuzz last week with excitment and creativity when they got the chance to create a music video for the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards. (VOTE TODAY!) This program is designed to provide youth in underserved communities with the critical...
We’re coming to the Eastern Cape!
Since the earliest days of IY's existence, ikamvanites have dreamed of extending our reach to the province from where many of us originate and - given the abysmal academic performance and other challenges - we're clearly needed. We're now thrilled to...
Lovelife is at it again with Nyanganites
Lovelife is South Africa’s largest HIV-prevention initiative and works tirelessly to promote the health and social well-being of youths all over the country. In addition to HIV awareness and prevention programs, Lovelife works to develop the potential in...
69% of Ikamvanites access Tertiary in 2012
Learners from the class of 2011 have begun their journeys to ‘really bright futures’ and are paying-it-forward Ivory Park outing to University of Wits 2011 - inspiring the leaders of tomorrow I think I have a really bright future, thanks to...
IkamvaYouth is FIRST South African Organisation to make list of World’s Most Democratic Workplaces
Great news for IkamvaYouth as we become the first South African (and African) organisation to make it onto the WorldBlu-accredited list of the "World’s most Democratic Organisations”. IkamvaYouth...
Ikamvanite wins a cellphone in IY’s Democracy Competition
"Drum Beats……" And the Winner of a New Samsung Phone is Mary Makgamatha who is joined by her colleague Nompumelelo Nkosi in celebrating her achievement. Mary’s poster won in an IkamvaYouth Democracy competition announced in a joint session between...
Umlazi Open Day
1st Annual Ikamva Youth Umlazi open day Our newly launched Umlazi branch hosted its first annual open day on Saturday, 14 April 2012. Learners and parents gathered at Umlazi AA Library, where our new branch is located. S’bonelo Cele, Branch...
IkamvaYouth Gauteng Celebrates being the First South African Organisation to make list of the World’s Most Democratic Workplaces
IkamvaYouth Gauteng had an extra-ordinary Saturday Tutoring Session on the 14th of April as we took the last hour of the tutoring session to celebrate IkamvaYouth being the first South African (and African) organisation to make it onto the WorldBlu-accredited list of...
Volunteer Management Training workshop
Makhaza and Nyanga branch assistants Zukile and Asanda attended an Effective Volunteer Management Training workshop which was held by Volunteer Centre at Claremont Library. This course is developed for managers/coordinators of volunteers to assist them in...
Love Life equips Nyanganites
On the 30th of March 2012 IkamvaYouth learners from Nyanga had an awesome educational day facilitated by Andisiwe Wenani from Lovelife. LoveLife’s youth programmes are structured activities and strategies that are designed to get South Africa talking about...
Write4Life with FunDza
Ikamvanites had an amazing opportunity to be part of a Write4Life workshop at the end of March organised by FunDza Literacy Trust. The aim of the workshop is to support aspiring writers on their literary journey and provide them with useful skills to practice their...
Masiphumelele March Newsletter
Masiphumelele March Newsletter highlights... Leopard Trust Camp The Easter Holidays begun and to celebrate we loaded a bus full of the most committed Ikamvanites (most were platinum learners with 100% attendance) and drove to the Cedarberg wilderness picking...
Exciting News about a South African First for IkamvaYouth
This Tuesday, on 10 April 2012, IkamvaYouth will be announcing some exciting news that is a first for any organisation or company in South Africa. In fact, it is a first for any organsiation or company in the whole of Africa. We're strictly forbidden from...
Lift As You Rise – 2012 and beyond
On the weekend of 31 March and 1 April IYKZN hosted it’s 2nd SPW at the Chesterville branch. We had the priviledge of being joined by our National Coordinator Zamo Shongwe and our Director and Co-Founder Joy Olivier, who...
More problems, challenges and barriers than solutions
The first day of the Basic Education Conference was pretty exhausting. Ikamvanites were there at the crack of dawn to put up our poster in the rather sad corner we'd been allocated. Thankfully, for those who may have missed us (and the many who couldn't make it to...
Catch us at the Basic Education Conference
Over 320 abstracts were submitted to the SA Basic Education Conference from teachers, principals, academics, government, non-government organisations, and the corporate sector, and IkamvaYouth's submission has been selected as a poster presentation on 2 April....
IkamvaYouth Gauteng Hosts a Strategic Planning Afternoon
To download the report from the Afternoon Brain-Storming and Action Plan Click here. Both the Ebony Park and Ivory Park branches in Gauteng came together on Saturday the 17th of March from 12:30pm to 3:30 pm. The reason for the afternoon Strategic...
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