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.
Through a climate change project a group of students from a junior school in the Eastern Cape managed to feed their fellow students with food from the school garden, thus addressing food insecurity in their community. The group of students from Ncihana Junior Secondary School did this as part of a project for the Youth
Empowering young people to be creators of change
The peerless, Zonke Dikana sings “Ndingaba yintoni na? Ngaphandle kwakho mmino which directly translates to “Who am I without music? –These are more than just lyrics to this classic jam but a lived experience to me. My life continues to be a beautiful unveiling story that constantly leaves me awestruck. I have had my share
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.
