Our 360-Degree Cradle to Career Development Programmes
Early Child Development
Child & Youth Development
Youth Accelerator Programme
Career Development Programme
Early Childhood Development Programme
Afrika Tikkun has positioned itself as a leader in achieving ECD outcomes in an urban township environment, providing scalable holistic services to improve the emotional development and school readiness of children. Daily activities allow teachers and caregivers to meet the specific needs of children where they are at emotionally, encouraging the expression of feelings and emotions, teaching self-awareness and self-control strategies, and the ability to name emotions.
ECD extension programmes allow us to provide a breadth of learning and play.
Learn more about our ECD extension programmes, including: Garden-to-Kindergarten; Toy Libraries; Marimba; Persona Dolls; Lego Integration; and Tablet Literacy.
How we impact :
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Age-appropriate orientation skills
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Life skill integration
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School readiness
Child and Youth Development Programme
Afrika Tikkun’s Child and Youth Development programme is an after-school, weekend and holiday programme offered to 7 – 18-year-olds living in and around some of the most structurally disadvantaged communities in South Africa and often attending severely under-resourced schools.
Young people who attend our CYD programme achieve above-average academic outcomes, despite the adversity they face in their schooling environment.
We use a 5 pillar-based strategy which is built on a Resilience and Positive Youth Development theoretical framework and aims to build the competence, confidence, character, connection, and compassion of young people.
CYD extension programmes aim to provide additional academic, social and emotional support to our young learners.
How we impact :
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Age-appropriate educational ‘pillars’
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Leadership preparation
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Career shaping
Youth Accelerator Programme
YAP has been carefully designed to meet the needs of young adults aged 18 to 21, equipping them with the tools to think strategically about their futures and develop clear career goals.
Learn more about our YAP extension programmes including: Urban Agripreneurship; and Technology Transforms Lives.
How we impact :
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Decision making techniques
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Development of workplace ‘soft-skills’
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Clear set of career goals
Career Development Programme
CDP work readiness programmes build confidence in youth from 21 to 35 years of age. Support structures, access to learnerships and entry-level work experience unlock the doors to an independent, economically empowered life.
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Career guidance
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Job readiness and industry specific specialised training (Retail, Hospitality and ICT)
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Entry level job placement and work experience
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Learnerships and learning bursaries
360 Social Support Services
Together with our age-appropriate core programming, cross cutting 360° Social Support Services are offered across all programmes. These health, social and psychosocial support services ensure that we offer a model that holistically addresses the development needs of a young person.
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Primary health care
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Family support services
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Nutrition and food security
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Inclusion and empowerment
Some words from our partners...
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.