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Mentor Day/SPW 2016
If you ever wondered what drives IkamvaYouth branches for the whole year, then you should listen up… Take a little bit of inspiration, add to that some coaching and a lavish dose of planning, then you have the ultimate recipe to run a branch for the entire...
“With passion, commitment, and hard work anything is possible”
IkamvaYouth launched the Community Collaboration Programme (CCP) in 2014,...
The Mahikeng branch launch day finally arrived!
The IkamvaYouth Mahikeng branch was officially launched on the 6th of February 2016 at our host school, Danville Secondary. More than 300 people attended the event which was made up of learners from our main feeder schools Danville Secondary, Boitshoko Secondary...
Mentoring
Having a mentor for a young high school learner can set you up for a life time. The guidance and mentoring that professionals give to high school learners is something that shouldn’t be taken for granted. GetSmarter and IkamvaYouth (Nyanga Branch) have...
Result Robot
Results, Results, Results We are headed towards the close of term one this means reports will be coming in, results tabled and the robots shall light up. We are looking forward to tabling the results for the first term.
The Build-Up To A New Computer Lab In Ivory Park
On the 17th of February 2016, a computer lab container arrived at the Ivory Park branch at Kaalfontein Secondary School. It will be great to see the sort of successes this achievement will allow us to bring about. It was early in the morning and Ditiro...
The Western Cape Alumni Meetup
On Saturday the 6th of February 2016, IkamvaYouth hosted its first alumni meetup for the year in Cape Town. The aim was to get the alumni to meet one another especially since they attended different IkamvaYouth branches in high school, across different years,...
Mamelodi’s Open Day
IKAMVAYOUUUTTHHH!!! IkamvaYouth Mamelodi hosted its Open Day on the 30th of January 2016, with the aim of celebrating our 2015 Matriculants and encouraging our 2016 learners. The branch recognised the Matriculants who did well in their respective...
Ikamvanite Career Spotlight: Environmental Studies
If you grew up in the 90s, you may remember Captain Planet and the Planeteers: the animated series about the superhero and his team of five youth from around the world, whose job was to defend the earth against various disasters, and educate mankind to prevent...
Open Day/Prize Giving Makhaza 2016……A Day To Remember!
One of the most exciting things about a new year, is the chance to make or introduce measurable changes into one’s life. One of the ways of doing that, is reflecting on the previous year’s achievements and be inspired to achieve at a higher level. ...
IkamvaYouth Branch Coordinators – What they want in 2016
There’s a growing trend of not making New Year’s resolutions lately because New Year's resolutions don’t seem to work. One of the reasons why they don't work is that they are based on things we think we SHOULD be doing but might not feel particularly...
A Year of Engaging and Giving Back
Martin Luther King Jnr once said “life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?”. On Saturday the 23rd of January 2016, the IkamvaYouth Ebony Park branch hosted it's annual open day to kick start 2016,welcome...
IkamvaYouth has a shot at the Jackpot!
IkamvaYouth has been selected to participate in All Star Slot’s #WinTheJackpot Charity Campaign. Our participation could see us winning a share of the $5750 jackpot! All you have to do is vote for us by...
IkamvaYouth Joza: Open Day 2016
The IkamvaYouth Joza Branch celebrated the achievements of its learners at the annual open day and prize giving event last Saturday. The awards ranged from those who have demonstrated academic excellence to those who were rewarded for their availability and...
Alumni Feedback Project
During the third term of 2015, IkamvaYouth carried out a feedback project, aimed at engaging our alumni community, and giving them the opportunity to participate in the development of the alumni programme going forward. The project included running an online...
“New Year, New Moves!”
Change is not quite easy, and Friday the 15th of January 2016 proved testament to that. Alongside the branch staff and District office, were tutors and resident contractors who were assisting with the official move of the Ivory Park office. Under a...
Q&A with top learner, Chumisa Yaphi
On the 6th of January 2016 (Matric results day) we had a laughter-filled chat with Chumisa Yaphi from Makhaza in the Western Cape. She obtained 6 distinctions (including in Maths and Physical Science) in the final exams and is planning on studying Geology or Pharmacy....
The Unknown Rocky Streets
Kamogelo Lebone Bakai is a learner from Ikageng in the North West. He achieved a bachelors pass and a distinction in the 2015 matric exams. Kamogelo plans on pursuing a BCom Law degree at the University of the North West. This is his account of his matric...
IkamvaYouth’s Matric Results | Bright Sparks Ignite Hope
The national matric pass rate dropped from 76% in 2014 to 71% for the class of 2015. And so it was with nerves and excitement that IkamvaYouth learners, volunteers, parents, staff and donors made their way to the organisation’s branches in ten townships across...
Big up #Matrics 2015 from Masi
We are proud of our Masinites who achieved a 79% pass rate this year. 4% of them got a National Higher Certificate pass, 38% a Diploma pass and 38% a Bachelor pass. We are wishing them all the best for their development in future.
Lloyd Lungu