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 Planning Session was to introduce IkamvaYouth to all new volunteers and also brainstorm on how we can improve the IkamvaYouth experience for the learners and the tutors.

We had over 50 volunteers attending, including the Branch Committee members for both branches, and the topics that were discussed that afternoon were:

  1. What can we do to make the tutoring experience better for both the learner and the tutor?

  2. What ideas do we have for the Matrics given that they cannot come regularly on Saturdays?

  3. In what ways can we show some tutor appreciation?

  4. How do we improve the career guidance programme?

  5. Do you have any ideas for side-projects (either: tutor or learner-driven)?

One of the volunteers Paul Khokololo said, “The planning session was such an informative session and would definitely help the tutors to become better at helping the learners. Participating and  working together to make suggestions and additions to IkamvaYouth has been an awesome experience.”

We are moving forward!

For a report of the Afternoon and Action Plan Click here

Lloyd Lungu

031 909 3590
lloyd@ikamvayouth.org
2525 Ngcede Grove, Umlazi AA Library, 4031

Lloyd is a self-disciplined and highly goal-driven Industrial Psychology Honours graduate. He is currently a Master's candidate completing his second year of M.Com in Industrial Psychology at the University of the Free State. Lloyd joined IkamvaYouth as a learner in 2012, after matriculating he came back and volunteered as a tutor for the duration of his undergraduate studies at UKZN. He later worked as an Intern in the Chesterville branch. His passion for youth empowerment and inclusion has grown enormously through his time and experience gained within IkamvaYouth and has inspired him to provide career guidance to young township people. He is currently working at the Umlazi Branch as a Branch Assistant.