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 […]
Coffee for Kindness
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 […]
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 […]
International Day of Older Persons champions the elderly
UNIDOP highlights ‘The Resilience of Older Women’ This year’s UN International Day of Older Persons aptly highlights “The Resilience and Contributions of Older Women”. The challenges of the last few years have intensified socio-economic inequalities for the least fortunate, and with women constituting the majority of older persons, they have been particularly vulnerable. As such, […]
Gift of Hope
“It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education,” Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
You can keep children safe and off the streets this Freedom Day!
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 opportunities through coaching to young unemployed adults in the townships. […]
How will you claim your tax deduction in February 2022?
You can choose to be the power behind the work of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) – so essential in South Africa today, particularly when it comes to tackling some of our country’s most pressing socio-economic and environmental challenges. Your support can solve a specific challenge that we all face by funding NGOs to build robust institutional […]
Ikamva Design Partners with Yebo Fresh to Create Job Opportunties
According to a recent publication by The World Bank, South Africa’s economy can significantly benefit from entrepreneurs and self-employment in solving the current job crisis post the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. The unimaginable devastation left in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected food, housing and job security. It is therefore that the two organisations […]