Tumisang Mohoto on his career choices
Tumisang Mohoto is a 17-year-old grade 11 Maths and Sciences pupil at Mphethi Mahlatsi Secondary School. As part of Afrika Tikkun’s career development focus in October, Tumisang engaged the Gradesmatch website, which aligns learners with their ideal careers based on their academic performance, and not necessarily on what they love. Gradesmatch also assists learners in […]
Life since the Covid-19 outbreak – Zenande Mndini’s story
14-year-old Zenande Mndini is one of many young people experiencing challenges since the outbreak of the pandemic. A participant in our Child and Youth Development Programme, Zenande stays with her mother and four siblings in Mfuleni, Western Cape. Her mother and 22-year-old older sister, Asemahle Mndini, are the family’s breadwinners. “There was no form of […]
Ndalamo Tshishonga’s Story
I am 28 years of age and a YES program candidate at Uthando Centre (Afrika Tikkun) as a Social auxiliary worker Assistant. I joined Uthando Centre on the 29th of May 2019 as a Social Auxiliary Work student from Luxe College to do my practical for a period of one year. I was very amazed […]
Thulile Maphumulo: Afrika Tikkun’s Community Builder Award Winner
Afrika Tikkun recently held a competition to celebrate women undertaking phenomenal work in their communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Recognising the impact that Ma Thulile Maphumulo’s soup kitchen makes in Orange Farm, learners from Arekopaneng Centre selected her for the Community Builder Award. They also appreciated the fact that Ma Maphumulo is also living by […]
Building her community: Grace Masena
Grace Masena, one of the three recipients of Afrika Tikkun’s Community Builder Award, is an inspiration to her peers. This Diepsloot resident was a victim of abuse by her husband for almost 15 years. After sustaining injuries from her husband that rendered her bedridden for 2 weeks, Grace decided to seek help from social workers. […]
Pretty Chaboyo Lehong
A young woman empowered Pretty Chaboyo Lehong, 27, was looking forward to immersing herself in the job market after graduating from her mechanical engineering course. But instead, she was met with the bleak reality of unemployment. At the time, Pretty was also struggling in an abusive relationship. When the abuse became too much, she sought […]
Diatile Makuwa
Diatile Makuwa, 26, from Diepsloot, was introduced to Afrika Tikkun’s Dishumeleni self-help group in 2017. As a mom to a son diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of one, meeting caregivers and other parents of children with disabilities felt like a warm and welcoming safety net. It did however, take Diatile some time to […]
Coffee changed my life
Difficult roads can sometimes lead to beautiful destinations. This is so true of my life journey so far. My Name is Phumzile Valashiya and I come from a township called Orange Farm out in Vereeniging. I have been brought up by my family and they have shown me the true meaning of love, respect and […]
Calvin’s story
A young man decides to be his best self. Calvin Kamphinda, a young man of 15 years old, started attending Uthando centre in 2016. Coming from the inner-city of Johannesburg and raised in difficult circumstances, he adopted the violent behaviour he saw around him. He became a bully not only to his peers and classmates […]
Rorisang Mokoena
Rorisang Mokoena (11 years old) began her journey with Afrika Tikkun when she was just out of nappies, coming every day to the Early Childhood Development Programme. Today she is in Grade 4 and part of the Child and Youth Development Programme. Rorisang has enthusiastically attended the centre ever since she joined; and in 2017, […]
Hair, beauty graduates demonstrate skills
Cape Town – Thirteen girls from the Cape Flats graduated through the Afrika Tikkun strategic empowerment programme aimed at training disadvantaged youth for job and business opportunities. These girls, who graduated in hair and beauty, showcased the quality of their skills at a promotion at McQueens Salon in Sea Point on Tuesday. This project is […]
Radial Path Partners With African Charity Supporting Young People
Radial Path today announces a partnership with Afrika Tikkun, a South African NGO working to reduce poverty in South African townships. Radial Path, which otherwise specialises in tech and telecommunications, is donating time and resources to the charity, helping its marketing department drive campaigns, spread awareness, and increase donations to invest in South Africa’s next […]
From Mfuleni to the City!
The Youth Parliament is an inequality awareness programme that aims in enabling the young people to express themselves when they feel that their rights are not being taken into consideration. The programme does this by giving them a weekly platform at the centre to raise their concerns such as human rights, service delivery and other […]
Dreaming of Alternative Sources of Energy
People with determination are those who get up and keep going, who learn from what went wrong and adjust course, and who believe in themselves despite all obstacles. At the beginning of 2018, Prime Nchabeleng made a decision to work hard and only focus on getting the best matric results. “I struggled in grade 11 […]
CDP Success Story
Meet Renky Renky is a bright young woman who lives in Alexandra Township. She grew up in Tzaneen, Limpopo and passed Matric with exceptional results. After Matric, she moved to Pretoria to study Office Management at TUT. However, she failed one module and lost her bursary. Renky then went on to work as an Office […]
Ntsiki’s Story
Courage. Energy and Vision May Sometimes Be Enough
Film industry welcomes Afrika Tikkun graduates
One of the main mindset changes the Career Development Programme wants to bring is the mind set of doing things for yourself, while contributing to the development of others. Four young people who began their career their journey at Afrika Tikkun received information about a career in the film industry. They went on to pursue […]
Young woman excels in farming
Zulema registered at the Arekopaneng Centre
A story of a young man’s journey to self-discovery
This is a story of a young man’s journey to self-discovery. Coming from a community where drugs and violence are a norm for young men his age, Prime Nchabeleng (17) chose a different path. When a young boy reaches the critical pre-teen ages between 11-13 years, they look at male figures in their lives as […]
