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We provide excellent after-school play and educare for disadvantaged children in Imizamo Yethu township, Hout Bay.
Our Mission
Our mission is to equip every one of our kids daily with the nutrition to grow, an excellent education to build upon, and the safest and happiest place to be after school!
Our vision is to see each child leave iKhaya le Themba with tangible hope for the future, skills to apply, and the support of an extended family to lean on.
We open our doors each day at 1 pm to ensure iKhaya kids are coming “home” to a smiling, caring face, support for their homework and their academic concerns as well as a trustworthy team to heal from the ongoing trauma of the effects of poverty.
Our Impact
You only have to visit once to understand the impact ikhaya Le Themba has on the community of Imizamo Yethu. 150 children use the facility daily, and this has been happening for 20 years!
We’ve seen previous iKhaya students become head girls and head boys at their high schools, older students granted places at Universities and previous team members graduate onto bigger roles within the community.
Every day that each child uses our care is a four-hour investment into their future, physical well-being and emotional health.
150+
meals served per day
If learning and fun is on the agenda… we need full bellies!
20+
Years Serving the community
This isn’t just a drop-in-the-ocean NGO. We’re here for the long run. We are invested and it shows.
1.5k+
children Impacted
Our iKhaya alumni are our proudest asset. They often come back to serve and volunteer because of the impact iKhaya had on their lives.
Our Programs
We use all the time we have with the students to ensure they’re getting what they need for their future.
Each day we focus on a different area of learning to boost what the children have been taught in school. Quite often we can provide a more personalised method of explaining their learning.
The children are also invited each day to attend the homework lab, a place filled with volunteers to help assist the children with their homework, offering further explanation, encouragement and the equipment to complete it well!
English
Our children are learning to read, write and speak English to an impressive level. Our English curriculum assists this journey and they work on it every week!
xhosa
As our official second language, and the home language of most of our children, we work hard to ensure that being li-lingual means reading, speaking and writing well in both languages.
Free time & exercise!
iKhaya kids get hours of free time to be children, explore our beautiful grounds & play. Three things they will most likely not be able to utilise at home. This is one of the most impactful programmes we run.
Space to ask questions, space to make mistakes, space to speak quietly to a leader.
maths
We don’t just know how to recite our maths, we understand what it means to the world and to our lives. Our maths programme promotes both concrete and abstract thinking.
life skills
There is so many important things these kids are faced with that need to be taught: HIV/AIDS and other diseases, fire prevention, crime and gang prevention, anti bullying and much more!
Parent centre
Key to making a change to our iKhaya kids lives is ensuring their caregiver is equipped to support the family.
We meet and support parents on their journey to employment, education & empowerment as an educator for their child, strengthening bonds and keeping families together.
Get Involved
Our worldwide family is the lifeblood of iKhaya, without you, we couldn’t change 1 life, let alone over 1,400!
From physical time spent at our site sharing your knowledge, to monthly sponsorship of an iKhaya child, to donating school supplies & used goods… every little bit counts!
Individuals, companies, community groups - you can have an impact!
sponsorship opportunities
Whether you’d like to:
Sponsor a day’s worth of food for 150 children,
Mentor and pay towards a teacher’s salary,
Sponsor an individual child,
Or give a one-off sum of money…
we have opportunities waiting for your budget!
skills & time-based volunteering
Know something our teachers could benefit from?
Have a skill we could utilise in person or online?
Want to come help us in person for a while?
Want to paint a classroom?
We are eager to host you or your team!
physical needs to donate
School uniforms…
A washing machine and tumble dryer…
Soccer ball pump, hula hoops…
Workbooks…
Pens & Pencils…
Spoons & bowls…
Tables and chairs for classrooms…
All are needed & appreciated!