Celebrating 60 years of Ikamva Labantu

Special Statement from Our Founder, Helen Lieberman “I saw hope, and I wanted to be a part of that hope” People often ask me why I went back into the townships after my first visit in 1963. The answer is simple: I saw hope, and I wanted to be a part of that hope. After […]
Follow Pheliwe Mbunje’s Journey of Becoming an Early Childhood Development Practitioner

Hailing from a large family in Eastern Cape, Pheliwe Mbunje says her love of early childhood learning started young. When she was just 10 years old, she was tasked with taking her 8-month-old nephew to daycare near their village of Gaqa. She was instantly hooked! Thus, when the opportunity came to teach her own class […]
School Uniform Appeal – A Great Success Thanks to YOU

We asked, and you delivered! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to help us get school uniforms to children in need! Thanks to your support, nearly 300 disadvantaged learners in Ikamva Labantu’s after school care programme, Afternoon Angels, now have brand new school uniforms to wear for the 2023 academic year. We couldn’t […]
Coffee for Kindness

Ntombi’s Teen Moms Programme: Protecting the Flowers of our Nation

Ntombesizwe’ Ntombi’ Basso established the Intyatyambo Yesizwe (meaning Flower of the Nation) Teen Mom’s Club in 2018 and currently supports 185 young moms. Ntombi, a mother of five, founded the project out of her passion for helping young girls. “I saw the gap when it comes to young moms being taken care of. I would […]
2 000 children URGENTLY need school uniforms. Can you help?

Did you know? Having school uniforms improves school enrolment in disadvantaged communities by over 40% Having a school uniform reduces dropout and teen pregnancy rates 18 million people live below the extreme poverty line in South Africa on less than R35 (£2) per day More than 4 million children in South Africa are raised by […]
2-Knights Chess Academy – The Dream Made Reality

Sidwell Mayekiso was first introduced to chess by his physiotherapist while in primary school. He has since dedicated 30 years to teaching children from disadvantaged backgrounds how to play the game. He works with his wife and various primary schools in Khayelitsha, including Noluthando School for the Deaf. “Since I was lazy to do the […]
Phumeza: Caring for Children with Special Abilities

Phumeza Booi, the founder of Hlumelo Educare and Aftercare Centre in New Crossroads, runs a preschool for children with disabilities, mainly autism. She opened the preschool in 2017 after struggling to find a suitable one for her autistic son. “He would change preschools up to six times in one year. I would explain his condition, […]
Seniors step out on colourful Cultural Day

Ikamva Labantu’s festive Cultural Day took place on Friday, 28th October. The Non-Profits annual gathering was held at the Guguletu Sports Complex on the corner of NY 1 and NY 2. This colourful event is always a major highlight for local senior citizens, and this was particularly apparent after enduring the isolation that Covid brought […]
Santa for Seniors: Let’s make their Season bright!

As we approach Christmas 2022, we invite YOU to join our Santa for Seniors campaign. Don your Santa hats and fill Christmas stockings so that the 1 800 members of our Seniors Programme can make merry. Many senior citizens still play a vital role in their families, caring for orphaned children and using their meagre […]