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Call for applications: IkamvaYouth Board members
Who are we? IkamvaYouth is a township-based volunteer programme that gets learners out of poverty through education. The organisation exists to reduce inequality in South Africa, and its track record of matric results, access to post-school opportunities, and alumni...
CCP class of 2018 achieves 90% matric pass rate
Building a sector of effective after school programmes together Cindy Mkaza-Siboto(in blue), Emagqabini Education Academy co-founder, with her class of 2018 learners celebrate an 83% matric pass rate. IkamvaYouth’s Community Collaboration Programme (CCP) partners...
Disappointing matric results? Here are your options…
YES YOU CAN still achieve your dreams of earning a dignified living and becoming financially independent! Last week, the Department of Education released the national matric results for the class of 2018. IkamvaYouth announced a provisional matric pass rate of 81% and...
Class of 2018 Matric Results: Changing the future of learners through quality results
In its 16th year of operation IkamvaYouth is proud to announce an 82% matric pass rate, with a 69.3% tertiary eligibility for its class of 2018. This is a great achievement compared to averages of the schools these learners attend, which sits at 76% matric pass rate...
Shining the light on our Volunteer Tutors! | 2018 Tutor Appreciation Event
Finally, we have reached the last academic term of the year and after all the hard work from our learners, volunteers and staff, this is a very special time designated to celebrate the commitment and the value of paying-it-forward demonstrated by our volunteers! Our...
Protecting young girls and keeping them at school, by: Future Booi
We are sharing this blog with you, written by Future Booi, one of our many Ikamvanites who wants to change the world. Help make her dreams possible by supporting her and other young people in our programme....
IkamvaYouth secures 81% placements for its class of 2017!
In January, IkamvaYouth was excited to announce a pass rate of 84.7%, surpassing the national pass rate of 75.1%! In the midst of this excitement however, there’s always the anxiety around securing post-matric placements that will set these young superheroes on the...
Ikageng 2018 Winter School and Matric Week in Full Swing
We have laid a solid foundation towards the greatness to come at end of 2018 The Ikageng branch hosted its two annual flagship events, the 2018 Winter School (WS) took place from 25th to 29th of June, followed by the Matric Week camp on from the 9th to 14th July. The...
Diepsloot’s First Ever Winter School
From 2-6 July 2018, the IkamvaYouth Diepsloot branch hosted its first winter school programme. The week was successfully led by branch coordinator Sakhile Dubazana along with a group of tutors and other branch staff members who all showed great enthusiasm throughout...
2018 Ebony Park Winter School for the courageous
By: Micheal Thema When the school holidays approach, most high school learners are excited to go home to the homelands to visit grandparents and relatives. School holidays help students take some much needed time off to relax and relieve the stress of schooling. This...
Meet Our New Director, Lungi!
by: Amanda Luyenge IkamvaYouth Co-founder, Joy Olivier has officially stepped down as Executive Director and after a long and extensive search, it is our great pleasure to introduce IkamvaYouth’s new Executive Director, Lungile Zakwe! Lungile joins us from the...
IkamvaYouth Leadership Changes
Next level leadership coming up at IkamvaYouth There are some big job ads being advertised at IkamvaYouth at the moment; the Executive Director role was advertised a few weeks ago, and we have just put out an internal and external call for applications for Chief...
Diepsloot Leadership Workshop
Fresh, Fun and forward thinking On the 10th of March 2018 the IkamvaYouth Diepsloot branch held its first leadership workshop, facilitated by the founder of Bhekizenzo Foundation Mrs Phindile Ndlovu. Bhekizenzo Foundation works with government and other organisations...
Mamelodi Open Day/Matric Day
It is IkamvaYouth’s custom to take time to analyse our journey every year, to reflect on what we did right and improvements to be made, to report to our stakeholders and the community we provide services to, and so this means dedicating a day and bringing all the...
IkamvaYouth Chesterville: Beautifying Diversity
The idea of a rainbow if you’ve never seen it before, isn’t as beautiful as once you see it. The image of more than 7 colours in one space screams chaos more than beauty. That’s the same thing that happens when one tells people about IkamvaYouth; we are an...
Township Afterschool Programmes in the Western Cape and Gauteng achieve 93% matric pass rate!
National matric pass rate percentages belie the unacceptable reality that for the most part, those who perform well in matric attend good schools and receive the kinds of support that come with being middle class. The majority of South African learners’ destinies are...
We are paving our way to vision 2030
Based on our 2016 matric pass rate of 85%, the benchmark for our matric cohort is now set to achieve above this record. Ikageng’s 2016 matric results recorded a whopping 85% pass rate. To sustain the branch’s positive matric results momentum, since the beginning of...
Invest your BEE spend to change lives
Millions of Rand are committed to Skills Development (SD) under the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) policy every year by the South African corporate sector. This scale of investment holds the potential to substantially impact socio-economic...
IkamvaYouth Mamelodi Library Launch
By: Tokelo Hlagala IkamvaYouth Mamelodi launched its library on Thursday in Mamelodi West D6, to promote literacy and a culture of reading to learners in the community. The Mamelodi Branch Coordinator, Neo Rakoma said: “We decided to open the library because we...
3rd Annual Girllgnite Africa Summit 2017
By: Bongiwe Nkambule GIRLIGNITE Africa Academy is a youthful brand that uses education for social impact and positive social change. The Academy strives to solve Africa’s challenges by bringing together dynamic and driven African teen girls from across the country to...
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