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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....
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...
We are hiring an Information Technology Manager
Job Vacancy: Information Technology Manager (Permanent role based at Head Office – Woodstock) Ikamva Labantu is a non-profit organisation that works throughout Cape Town’s township communities towards a more just society where human rights can be fully actualised. We...
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
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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...
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...
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,...