Established in 1994 as Ma Afrika Tikkun by the late Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris and the late Dr. Bertie Lubner, Afrika Tikkun was initially focused on basic assistance to victims of fire, disease and hunger, along with providing adult skills training, literacy and dress-making. Our founders’ vision was based on the Jewish value of Tzedakah (compassion, caring and helping) and the African value of Ubuntu (humanity). In 2005, the later Dr. Bertie Lubner’s son, Marc Lubner, took over as CEO, bringing a significant shift from a care and skills-based project activity to today’s Cradle-to-Career model. Subsequently, in 2011, Ma Afrika Tikkun was renamed to Afrika Tikkun.
Two visionaries after the same rainbow: Nelson Mandela and Bertie Lubner, met on the second Tuesday of every other month to discuss the love they both shared for their country, South Africa.
What transpired was a deep-seated friendship, and a plan: to eradicate poverty by empowering the children and the youth of a post-apartheid South Africa.
Nelson Mandela believed in the life-affirming values that Bertie Lubner had expressed around empowering others. Bertie wanted to make more than a difference; he wanted to teach the power of possibility through the human act of kindness.
When Nelson Mandela bore witness to an early Tikkun project in Orange Farm in 1996, he said he had “seen a miracle”. Through the work being harnessed by the good people of Afrika Tikkun, Madiba volunteered to become the Patron-in-Chief of Afrika Tikkun.
Afrika Tikkun Services views job creation as a superpower: not only does it help support families and communities, it also drives progress on gender equality, poverty eradication, social cohesion and inclusive economic growth.
Registered in 2012 as part of the Afrika Tikkun Brand, Afrika Tikkun Services (Pty) Ltd (ATS) is a Level 2 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) advisory, recruitment, training and placement company, supporting the full integration of youth employability and placement solutions in organisations.
In partnership with our sister company, Afrika Tikkun NPC, we strive to develop productive entry to mid- level candidates, by aiding the empowerment of young job seekers and future leaders through our Cradle to Career 360’ model. This model is a comprehensive approach to child and youth development that considers the needs of each young person across different stages of their lives (preschool → primary school → high school → post matric) by offering a set of programmes and support services to counter the effect of poverty and inequality for each young person that comes through our doors. In this way, we are actively working towards the reduction of youth unemployment in a sustainable manner.
Afrika Tikkun was established with the belief that every young person deserves the opportunity to realise their potential.
Our goal is to create an economically thriving South African society by investing in our youth.
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Johannesburg,
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087 150 2311
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Democratic District of Freedom,
7253 Peach Rd,
Diepsloot West 4,
Diepsloot, 2189
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Mfuleni
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087 150 2311
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Democratic District of Freedom,
7253 Peach Rd,
Diepsloot West 4,
Diepsloot,, 2189
Phone:
087 150 2311
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Hyde Park, South Africa
Afrika Tikkun Services
1 Bond Street, Kensington B,
Randburg, South Africa
