The Youth Citizens Action Programme (YCAP) is our youth development competition-based programme and our IMPACT FOCUS is the EMPOWERMENT and MOTIVATION of children and youth through conscientiously teaching leadership skills and competencies for them to become ACTIVE CITIZENS and social entrepreneurs in their communities.
YCAP is a programme that is created by Empowervate (NPO that relies on donor funding) and run in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education with support from the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LUCKY DRAW WINNERS! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the winners of our “Your Hard Work Deserves to Be Recognised” academic improvement since YCAP lucky draw! Thank you to everyone who entered and shared your inspiring YCAP journey of growth and academic improvement. .🥳 The winners are:✨ Omolemo Gabaphethe✨ Nontokozo Ngceni✨ Ntobeko Mthethwa✨ Thandokuhle Msabala Some videos from the winners
Mrs South Africa Semi-Finalist Melissa Malander Joins Empowervate’s Colour Run for Youth Empowerment Johannesburg, South Africa – 31 March 2025 On Saturday, 30 March, Empoweravate Trust celebrated the 16th birthday of its flagship programme, the Youth Citizens Action Programme (YCAP), with a vibrant burst of colour and energy at the Active Citizens’ Colour Run hosted by
Empowervate, and therefore YCAP operates on a lean model and are thus able to streamline processes, to address change and programme requirements quickly and effectively, all while focusing on the value of what we aim to achieve.
Our lean model not only allows us to focus on what is most important to our vision, mission and goals and subsequently allows us to reach thousands of participants each year, but also ensures our sustainability – we’ve been at it for 12 years (or since 2009)
From a Global Perspective, YCAP and therefore Empowervate is aligned with various Sustainable Development Goals, thus following the blueprint to help achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.
