Empowering Cape Town’s unemployed youth
Ikamva Labantu has grown a street soccer and netball project to provide children in Cape Town’s townships with opportunities for physical, social and psychological development. As part of this project, Ikamva Labantu provides professional and personal development opportunities as well as a stipend to 32 previously unemployed township youths who work as safety marshals. South […]
Community-based rehabilitation services change lives
Ikamva Labantu expanded its Older Persons Programme to include community-based rehabilitation services. Many older people in the townships have treatable impairments and disabilities, but due to limited services and referrals or lengthy waiting periods for mobility devices, they are not able to lead full and independent lives, with many being frail and home-bound. With inadequate […]
My journey with Communiversity and Ikamva Labantu
Below is a story from Lihle Ndebele, an 18-year-old who was a top graduate transformed by Communiversity. Communiversity is a three-month, pre-college programme with campus and online classes, which young people (18-30 years) can attend to prepare them for tertiary education, and it provides support to students with college and National Student Financial Aid Scheme […]
The launch of Stichting Ikamva Labantu in the Netherlands
Ikamva Labantu recently launched Stichting Ikamva Labantu in the Netherlands. The purpose of Stichting Ikamva Labantu is to grow the donor network and develop new partnerships in the Netherlands. “We are extremely proud to launch Stichting Ikamva Labantu in the Netherlands. Thank you to everyone for their willingness to make a difference and be part […]
Zimkhitha Dywili wins ACTIVATE! Active Citizens Award for uplifting youth through netball
Zimkhitha Dywili, a facilitator for Ikamva Labantu’s afterschool programme, Afternoon Angels, has been awarded an ACTIVATE! Active Citizens Award for establishing a netball club in Cape Town’s township communities. Ikamva Labantu’s Afternoon Angels programme provides youth in Cape Town’s townships with after school activities, including sport such as netball and soccer, to protect them from […]