High levels of crime and financial insecurity continue to impact children growing up in Cape Town’s townships. Immersed in a world burdened by poverty, unemployment and substance abuse, daily statistics show that youngsters remain vulnerable to a range of ever-present dangers. Amidst deeply worrying crime...
Women have long been acknowledged as the bedrock of the nation, and August’s women-oriented festivities highlight their capacity to create, nurture, and empower. National Women’s Day on 9 August distils the commemoration of the iconic women that fought against Apartheid and serves to underline the...
“It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education,” Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
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Ikamva Labantu’s partnership with the Charities Advisory Trust started over a decade ago following the meeting with the Founder, Dame Hilary Blum, who visited Ikamva Labantu’s projects in Cape Town. Dame Hilary had a unique opportunity to see first-hand the remarkable work, commitment and the...
Congratulations to Nomvuyo Duda, Ikamva Labantu’s HR Practitioner, on completing her Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Development. The Ikamva Labantu family is very proud of you! Well done for overcoming any challenges that might have come your way. Here is what Nomvuyo had to share...
Request Ikamva Labantu invites you to support an innovative street soccer project in Cape Town’s townships which provides physical and emotional development opportunities and protects the most vulnerable children from danger on the streets in the afternoons. The project also provides income and leadership development...
*Siya was referred to the social workers by a Community Based Worker (CBW) working in the Umelwane team. He is living with a disability and is staying with his two sons. Siya cannot speak which makes it difficult to gather any relevant details about him....
Lulama Sikweza, Ikamva Labantu’s Aromatherapist, resumed her work last month, following the opening of the senior clubs. Lulama has blessed Ikamva Labantu’s staff and participants with her services for over 20 years. “I’m very excited to be working again because it’s been a long two...
