Kamohelo
Kamo is a 20 year-old young man from Orange Farm. He joined the CYD programme, after working with Afrika Tikkun as a Peer Educator at his school in 2016. Kamo attends Duzenendlela (LSEN), School in...
View ArticleFilm 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...
View ArticleAnnouncing the launch of Memeza Bazokuzwa
The global NGO industry has been rocked by a series of scandals of the sexual exploitation and abuse of some of the most vulnerable members of our society. Helping NGOs to stamp out abuse is essential,...
View ArticleMeet Fashion Activist Chris Megaffin
Founder of “Bow Tie Challenge”, Chris Megaffin is a teacher who is originally from Toronto, Canada. He is a fashion activist who is on a mission to fight for social justice and he is using bow ties to...
View ArticleOur Take
The NGO sexual exploitation and abuse scandal has exposed a culture of impunity, with one organisation after another starting with Oxfam coming under fire for tolerating and enabling exploitation and...
View ArticleSeven habits of a highly effective kitchen supervisor
Julia Kgeledi joined Afrika Tikkun as the Centre Administrator in 2010 and is currently the Kitchen Supervisor. Over the years, she has become more aware of her potential as she was exposed to how she...
View Article4th industrial revolution
If your child is in Grade R this year, they will matriculate in 2030 and be thrust into a world so different to the one we are living in today that unless we prepare them for the future unseen, the...
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Fill a tummy and help
FILL A TUMMY AND HELP END HUNGER THIS WORLD HUNGER DAY Some quick facts 4 children will die from severe acute malnutrition today in South Africa. Approximately a third of children in Gauteng are...
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Hunger: A Story
“As facilitators we are trained to be observant of the children we work with” says an Afrika Tikkun facilitator. “There were 8-year-old twins who became easily irritated and would get into fights with...
View ArticleChild Protection in Focus
Afrika Tikkun’s year-long Memeza Bazokuzwa campaign focuses on child protection as they use National Child Protection Week to reinforce the message of the child’s rights to speak out and be heard. A...
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Ntsiki’s Story
Courage. Energy and Vision May Sometimes Be Enough They say, what the young lack in experience they make up for in courage and vision. That’s why we need more of their vision and energy in every sector...
View ArticleMandla Wins
Celebrating Youth Month: Mandla Wins against All Odds From an early age Mandla had to become a father to his siblings, all the while nursing a broken heart as he watched alcoholism destroy his mother....
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Stories of Hope
Celebrating Youth Month: Stories of Hope and Victory They say, what the young lack in experience they make up for in courage and vision. Calvin: Bully Turned Motivator South Africa’s most powerful...
View ArticleAlumni Workshop
An exciting historic free Alumni launch half day workshop (snacks and lunch included) where you will hear from speakers who will speak on various topics including: – industry developments and trends...
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Assisting Disability
Creating Greater Accessibility and Assisting Disability Through Technology Afrika Tikkun is a global not-for-profit organisation working to develop, empower and support the youth of South Africa in...
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Founding Fathers
Once upon a time there was a businessman and a rabbi who shared a passion for mending the broken society of apartheid South Africa at the time of its transition to democracy. They saw the dire...
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Dr Bertram (Bertie) Lubner (OMS)
Dr Bertram (Bertie) Lubner (OMS)1932-2016“When dealing with the lives of the community, particularly children, we have a most onerous responsibility because we dare not let them down.” Bertie Lubner...
View ArticleChief Rabbi Cyril Harris (OBE)
Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris (OBE)1936 – 2005The Chief Rabbi and his wife Ann came to South Africa towards the end of 1987 and were immediately aware that much needed to be done. But this work was slow to...
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Nelson Mandela, Patron-in-Chief in memoriam
Remembering President Nelson Mandela – Patron in Chief in memoriam1918-2013Just after Nelson Mandela’s release in 1990, Bertie Lubner became acquainted with Madiba through his involvement in the World...
View ArticleGoing For Gold
Khanya Sibanda Belron Triathletes reflects on his 2016 trip and future plans My name is Khanya Sibanda, I am 20 years old and I have been with Afrika Tikkun for 14 years. I went to the UK for the...
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