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Empowervate Poem Writing Challenge 2021
Well done to the 61 entrants who sent in their poems for this social media competition run by Empowervate on the topic of ending bullying. The quality was amazing overall and we chose 10 winners instead of only 3! The top 10 get R30 airtime, third place gets R50 airtime, second place gets R75 airtime…
Read MoreEnter Online Y-CAP 2021
We have combined elements of the 2020 Young Active Citizen Awards with the 12 year old Youth Citizens Action Programme this year to form the ONLINE Y-CAP 2021. For this competition the aim is to encourage young people to have a voice and to be heard, especially during this Covid19 pandemic. This Award is open…
Read MoreY-CAP Toolkit & Videos
The Toolkit Steps in Video format
Read MoreWe need YOU to help us to empower and motivate more youth so they can SHINE!
Empowervate is an NPO, which means we rely on funding from companies, foundations and the public. We have reached over 40,000 learners over the 10 years of Y-CAP with our collaboration with the Department of Basic Education. We want to reach all learners in the country in the next 5 years. YOU can help us…
Read MoreY-CAP Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
On 19 March 2009, YCAP was born out of a youth dialogue programme running at Afrika Tikkun. Four years later, Amanda Blankfield-Koseff formed Empowervate Trust with Arshaad Moosa and Pamela Hendriks to house YCAP in its own NPO. We have compiled a booklet that celebrates 10 years of YCAP and we have a new logo…
Read MoreYCAP’s 10th Birthday Publication
We are proud to celebrate 10 years of YCAP on 19 March 2019. YCAP was founded by Amanda Blankfield-Koseff and partners while she was marketing manager at Afrika Tikkun in 2009. It was incubated there and grew at a fast pace. It did not fit into the programmes the NPO was running anymore. In 2013,…
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