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English Reading Project, Makhaza
South Africa houses more than the 11 major languages spoken here, but English is the prescribed universal for teaching and testing within the faltering educational system. In the Western Cape, a vast majority of our learners are native isiXhosa speakers -...
HIV/AIDS Awareness and Testing in Makhaza
On 22nd May 2010, IkamvaYouth in Makhaza hosted an HIV/AIDS awareness activity in which New Start and Youth AIDS offered their services to our learners and the community. Youth AIDS is an organisation targeting youth in and out of school in the age group between 16-24...
Makhaza Gold Ikamvanites Visit Clan William
On the road to Clan William, we were taught different types of mountains and how old they are. We were taught about rocks, how to make cement, and different factories along Malmesbury. On our way to Clan William there were also rivers, and it was the...
Makhaza Now Has a Digital Register!
After years of taking our attendance manually, our beloved Mr. Kota has created a database to scan our learners' student badges and display their information and attendance every time they show up for homework and tutoring sessions. See video demonstration...
2009 Annual Report
IkamvaYouth is proud to announce the publication of our 2009 Annual Report. As usual, it has been a fully-volunteered, collaborative endeavour, and we would like especially to thank the following special ikamvanites: Felix Seuffert for layout and...
Nomad cycles to SA from Zurich to raise funds for IkamvaYouth
Joschka Thilo will be travelling by bicycle, from Zurich, Switzerland to Cape Town, South Africa. He will be travelling for about 6 months, covering 10,000km (6,200 miles). He will travel without a support vehicle which means he will be transporting all his equipment,...
Gearing up for World Cup Holiday programmes
This year, IkamvaYouth will be running FIVE holiday programmes from June 14 - 26th. In the Western Cape: For 120 learners from Nyanga at the University of the Western Cape For 120 learners from Khayelitsha at TSiBA For 50 learners from...
Lloyd Lungu