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EMPOWERING DISADVANTAGED
YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS
Veronika Lipkova ‘14
Nisha Bhat ‘14
Background
Internship organization:
IkamvaYouth, a township-based non-profit
organization which aims to connect students in the
townships to post-graduation employment or higher
education opportunities.
Based in Khayelitsha, the largest and fastest growing
township in Cape Town
Education in the townships
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Poor matric results and low awareness of postgraduation opportunities lead to high percentages
of unemployed youth—over 60% in Khayelitsha
Many township youth are infected and/or affected
by HIV/ AIDS
How does IkamvaYouth help?
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Addresses obstacles to education through:
 Supplementary
tutoring
 Career guidance
 Mentoring
 Computer literacy, computer access
 Creative workshops
 AIDS/ HIV awareness workshops and testing
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More than 70% of Ikamvanites so far have gained
access to higher education upon graduation
(compared to the 5% township average)
Winter School
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IkamvaYouth’s Winter School: career exploration
workshops, tutoring, and HIV/ AIDS education and
testing
Organization/ Facilitation
 Traveling
to local universities to talk to interested
departments for career workshops
 Contacting Cape Town organizations to run programs
 Teaching English classes
Research
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Does Ikamva help learners achieve financial
stability?
 Research
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eventually will be used to improve funding
Collection of data
Where are former Ikamvanites now?
 Studying
engineering at the University of Cape Town
 Employed by the South African Department of
Education
 Employed as social workers in their community
Conclusions
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What obstacles do educational NGOs in
developing nations face?
 Lack
of resources
 Social problems
 Lack of cooperation from schools, parents, etc.
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What role does education play in development?
What can we do to help?
Acknowledgements
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This internship was designed as a sort of follow-up
to a Princeton freshman seminar, “The Hedgehog
and the Fox,” taught by Professor George Philander
PEI Development Grand Challenges
IkamvaYouth
Dr. Carl Palmer, UCT