Ikamva Labantu releases new research on elder abuse in Cape Town’s townships finding women are abused more frequently and experience a wider range of abuse compared to men. The study emphasised the vulnerability of older people in townships due to their socio-economic status and the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
