Tikkun services lauded
In a email sent to Jean Elphick, National Manager of Afrika Tikkun’s Empowerment Programme, Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital lauded Tikkun’s services as “Top Class”.
View ArticleHere’s to another 20 years!
Each and every year since the inception of Afrika Tikkun, we have strived to provide vulnerable children and youth in South Africa township with a sustainable future. 2015 marks a new year and...
View ArticleThe impact of trauma on learning
Up to one third of all adult learners have experienced trauma of sufficient magnitude to impact on their ability to learn. In South Africa, within our poorly resourced communities, with their high...
View ArticleAfrika Tikkun gets FW De Klerk Goodwill Award
The FW de Klerk Foundation is delighted to announce that its Board has decided to present the 5th annual FW de Klerk Goodwill Award to Afrika Tikkun. The Board of Trustees of the FW de Klerk Foundation...
View Article25 of the Smartest Women on Twitter 2015 – Elizabeth Ngonzi
Afrika Tikkun congratulates Elizabeth Ngonzi, Chief Executive Officer in the USA, on being nominated as one of the 25 smartest women on Twitter. Women in business have been hailed as better learners,...
View ArticleProducing school ready children in SA townships
By Afrika Tikkun CEO, Marc Lubner Put a group of children together, throw in some toys (or even just random objects) and, especially if they are young enough, they will soon be playing. Play is...
View ArticleTHANK YOU AFRIKA TIKKUN
In a heartfelt letter to Afrika Tikkun Staff, mother of Snothando and Snethemba, expressed deep appreciation for the progress her children had made at our ECD centre in Braamfontein.
View ArticleAngela’s story of Truimph
The prospects for the sixth child of unemployed parents living in Alexandra aren’t usually great. As a two year old, Angela spent her days in a trolley with her mom seeking out recyclable materials to...
View ArticleHave you ever had a dream?
Have you ever had a dream? Have you ever wondered whether you even had the right to that dream? Four high school learners, all living in townships in and around Johannesburg and Cape Town are dreaming...
View ArticleEndorsement :”Wishing you all the very best as you continue to change lives”
I began my relationship with Afrika Tikkun through my role in Community Affairs at UBS. After only a few meetings and visits to your centres, I knew that Afrika Tikkun was an organisation that I...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Partnership of Afrika Tikkun USA and Handcrafted Imports
A relationship designed to create a better South Africa. April, 7 2015—Afrika Tikkun USA and Handcrafted Imports are excited to announce their collaborative relationship, designed to mutually foster a...
View ArticleAn Urban Oasis – Duke University Students
When I think of South Africa, I picture Nelson Mandela ushering in justice after 27 years of incarceration. I remember newspaper articles on the kitchen table showing black and white children together...
View ArticleAfrika Tikkun Student Athlete Profiles
Phumza Sikunyana Phumza Sikunyana is 17 years old and currently is in grade 10 at Black Heath High School. She lives in Mfuleni, in the Western Cape, with both her parents and her younger brother....
View ArticleCalling all South Africans to combat xenophobia
The recent surge in xenophobic violence has left our nation hanging her head, once more, in shame. As foreign nationals – some of whose children have known no other home – flee the country or hole up...
View ArticleOUR COMMUNITY OF CHANGE AGENTS ARE MAKING AN IMPACT
Children and youth living in South Africa Townships face formidable social and economic challenges that threaten to impede their academic advancement. Nyiko Ngobeni was no exception. Losing his mother...
View ArticleCombating poverty – one child at a time
The prospects for the sixth child of unemployed parents living in Alexandra aren’t usually great. As a two year old, Angela spent her days in a trolley with her mom seeking out recyclable materials to...
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