Our 360-Degree Cradle to Career Development Programmes
Early Child Development
Child & Youth Development
Youth Accelerator
Career Development Programme
Developing our Toddlers to Trailblazers
Early Child Development Programme (ECD)
Our Early Child Development programme is a foundational programme that tends to the first steps in supporting our children’s intellectual and social growth. Here, for children between 0-6 years old, we design age-appropriate developmental play therapies, learning activities, appreciation tools, and afterschool care programmes that all combine to meet the developmental milestones of a young budding individual.
How we impact :
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Age-appropriate orientation skills
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Life skill integration
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School readiness
Developing our Risers to Reapers
Child & Youth Development Programme (CYD)
As our young people develop into adolescence, social integration, career guidance and skills development become an integral part of their support system in the journey towards a sustainable future. Afrika Tikkun provides our young and adolescent community (age 7-18) with after school programmes designed to improve the developmental years through adequate education, leadership, arts, sporting, career and personal development, specifically while still in the schooling system.
How we impact :
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Age-appropriate education
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Leadership preparation
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Career shaping
Developing Adults to Accelerators
Youth Accelerator Programme (YAP)
Our Youth Accelerator Programme is carefully designed to meet the needs of our young adults entering independence. Created for youth aged 18-21, YAP assists with growth and maturity in personal decision making. This programme equips our maturing youth with sufficient tools and knowledge around careers and economic activity, thereby fast-tracking the pursuit of their own aspirational career goals.
How we impact :
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Decision Making techniques
From Dependent to Independent
Career Development Programme (CDP)
As our young people reach their next phase of social and academic achievement, the world of work can be daunting. Afrika Tikkun designs work readiness programmes to alleviate the scare factor and build confidence in the opportunities available to our 21-35 year olds. Our impact extends far beyond the confines of work and home, providing support structures to enable confidence, social upliftment, learnerships and entry level work experience that will unlock the doors to an independent, economically empowered life.
How we impact :
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Job readiness training
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Career guidance
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Industry specific specialised training (Retail, Hospitality and ICT)
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Entry level job placement
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Learnerships
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Work experience
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Further learning bursaries
360 Degree Social Support Services
360 Degrees - the backbone of our programmes
Afrika Tikkun commits to a 360° Social Support Service (SSS) for our youth in vulnerable communities. We believe the life cycle of achievement is not complete unless all the moving parts are positively impacted. Our social services programmes include education, family services, food security, healthcare and nutrition, as well as a dedicated empowerment programme for our learners living with disabilities and their families. Our wraparound guided programmes create platforms for long term support that reach well into our young people’s mature years.
Agripreneurship
OUR PROJECT AT A GLANCE
Our Urban Agripreneurship Incubation Project is currently operational in Dieplsloot and Orange Farm in Gauteng. It is intended to improve incomes, increase access to nutritious fresh produce and create decent livelihoods. This initiative will also equip unemployed youth with the skills to launch their own agri-businesses.
Intended Outcomes
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An increase in the net incomes of Agripreneur graduate
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Growth in sustainable and environmentally conscious farming practice
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Improved township food systems
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Improved township economies
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Greater access to nutritious food
Digitisation
OUR PROJECT AT A GLANCE
Our young people deserve a competitive edge in this digital world.
Let’s prepare them for continuously changing learning and working environments.
The online delivery of programmes in our award-winning Cradle to Career 360° model is our primary priority.
This will ensure we’re able to scale up our programmes in different communities and reach many more vulnerable young people.
So far, we are proud to say we have:
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Strengthened IT infrastructure
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Transformed our libraries
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Purchased 350 tablets
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Digitized our internal processes
No help too insignificant…
Nelson
Mandela
Afrika Tikkun has proven that it has the ability to reach sections of our disadvantaged population at grassroots level. It therefore provides both physical help, as well as giving hope and dignity to the recipients.”
Total SA
Corporate Partner
As one of our CSI focus areas - Youth inclusion and Education - is aligned with Afrika Tikkun's programmes, it remains a privilege to be partnering with a credible and well-reputed non-profit organisation like Afrika Tikkun, dedicated to the reduction of youth unemployment in the country.
Chief Rabbi
Cyril Harris
Recognising the moral imperatives governing human affairs, men and women of goodwill can face up to the challenge of our time and make the caring society a reality. So it was from that idea that the word Tikkun was used to start an initiative that would harness the energies of those committed to building a new South Africa.