1 IKAMVAYOUTH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - UPDATE FROM 2019 CONTENTS WHAT WE DO 3 COMMUNITY COLLABORATION PROGRAMME IMPACT 17 FAST FACTS 4 PROVING IMPACT IN THE IMPACT AT A GLANCE 5 GRADE 8 AND 9 PROGRAMME 18-19 5 YEARS OF MATHEMATICS RESULTS 6 INSPIRING IKAMVANITES 20-24 CHAIRPERSON’S LETTER INNOVATIVE NGO-BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP INNOVATION AND RESILIENCE 7 FOR LIMPOPO GRADE 12 LEARNERS 25-26 CHAIRPERSON’S LETTER WORDS FROM OUR DONORS 27 INNOVATION AND RESILIENCE 8-9 THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM CEO LETTER 10-11 OF OUR HEARTS 28 OUR INCREDIBLE TEAM 12 WEAVING IKAMVAYOUTH INTO MATRIC RESULTS 13 YOUR BBBEE JOURNEY 29-30 PLACEMENT RESULTS 14 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 CHALLENGES OF PLACING GRADE 12 LEARNERS 15 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 32 COMMUNITY COLLABORATION PROGRAMME 16 CONTACT US 35 2 IKAMVAYOUTH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - UPDATE FROM 2019 WHAT WE DO IkamvaYouth enables young people attending under-resourced high schools to reach their full potential. IkamvaYouth’s branches are a safe place where learners can focus on their school work after school and on Saturdays. Volunteer tutors are young black South Africans attending college or university and many of whom are previous beneficiaries of the programme. They role model what’s possible providing hope and inspiration to the learners in the programme. We support learners to approach all academic obstacles with courage. Our model uses peer-based support, group tuition, Grade 12 mentoring and access to computers and ed-tech products. Learners enrolled have access to over 250 hours of tutoring & workshops per year as well as a winter school programme. Our model has been replicated in seventeen sites in five provinces, and in over 30 other sites (reaching over 5000 learners) by other tutoring organisations. COVID-19 has brought the education injustices to the forefront again, as in 2020 many learners had little access to school. We continued to show up for learners by providing online tutoring sessions and providing many learners with data and devices. If you want to know more about our work, please contact us. 3 IKAMVAYOUTH | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT FAST FACTS 2133 2472 57 TUTORING LEARNERS PERMANENT SESSIONS ENROLLED STAFF 567 88% 78% ACTIVE OF LEARNERS ELIGIBLE FOR TUTORS PASSED GRADE 12 TERTIARY Phelisa Kuyasa Branch- Western Cape Some words of motivation for the class of 2021: Just focus, even though Covid has disturbed their year as well, they should focus and know-how to balance social and “school life. They will succeed.” 4 IKAMVAYOUTH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - UPDATE FROM 2019 IMPACT AT A GLANCE 45% PLACED INTO TERTIARY (UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE) 85% 44% LEARNERS OBTAINED A PASS MATRIC BACHELOR PASS 10YEARS OF IMPACT Mosa Michelle, Tlokwe Secondary School-Ikageng Branch 80% 3083 PLACED INTO LEARNERS My words of wisdom for the class of next COMPLETED TERTIARY, LEARNERSHIPS, year: Believe in yourself, work hard, and GRADE 12 EMPLOYMENT most importantly stay focused on your WITH IKAMVAYOUTH’S OR UPGRADING SUPPORT school books even in the face of socio- “economic challenges.” 5 IKAMVAYOUTH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - UPDATE FROM 2019 5 YEARS OF MATHEMATICS RESULTS NUMBER OF LEARNERS % WHO PASSED % WHO ACHIEVED OVER WHO HAVE WRITTEN 64% MATRIC 40% 50% FOR MATHEMATICS 789 MATHEMATICS 6 IKAMVAYOUTH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - UPDATE FROM 2019 CHAIRPERSON’S LETTER INNOVATION AND RESILIENCE Dear Friends, They overcame lockdown challenges With the dramatic shifts to the programme, COVID-19 has had a massive impact on by leveraging strong relationships with we were thrilled with the 2020 matric the education system, more so in low- learners and parents, and their robust results which validated our efforts: income communities, further exacerbating learner management information system the inequalities in our society. A very enabled them to be in touch with all Grade 12 learners wrote small minority of privileged learners in learners enrolled. 544 Matric (this is the first time we the country had computers and internet have had over 500 matrics!) access, so were able to quickly shift to They pivoted to online platforms to online learning and home schooling, but provide tutoring, and they rerouted funds of the cohort passed the majority had hardly any access to earmarked for tutor transport to data and 88% school in 2020. devices for learners and tutors. When the COVID-19 lockdown began, passed with eligibility to This new way of working involved 78% study at a tertiary level many organisations were wondering what adapting the monitoring and evaluation to do. I was impressed by the IkamvaYouth system, which monitored engagement team who disrupted their entire model and and participation in the online tutoring created a new way of working. sessions. They were forced to adapt to 51% achieved bachelor passes the new realities of remote work and remote tutoring. distinctions were attained 229 by the cohort 7 IKAMVAYOUTH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - UPDATE FROM 2019 CHAIRPERSON’S LETTER INNOVATION AND RESILIENCE Our team had conquered, with the results This letter serves as an opportunity for me to validating their efforts. In 2020, despite the send my heartfelt gratitude to the IkamvaYouth turmoil, we launched a new programme in team and volunteer tutors. Over 2 000 tutoring Limpopo with Shell. The programme provided sessions occurred last year as a result of the mathematics and physical science support to staff and volunteers going over and above the over 400 learners in Grade 12. call of duty to assist learners when schools were closed. We continued to build the after-school sector by providing ongoing support to the partners You all continued to show up for our learners in our Community Collaboration Programme, and support them in a time of crisis. Here’s who are also running education programmes to many more years of wonderful results. Of using IkamvaYouth’s model. Through this course, this work would not be possible without programme, 358 Grade 12 learners wrote their the wonderful support from our reliable family matric and 87% passed, with 51% achieving a of donors who continued to contribute to bachelor pass. IkamvaYouth. We need to continue with deep introspection Mandisi, Mkumbane Secondary School - of our impact, innovating and ensuring that our Chesterville Branch interventions are relevant and impactful. Above all, we need to be a learning organisation in every respect for continuous improvement. I joined in 2018 when I was in grade 10. When I started with IkamvaYouth - I was not hard-working, but the tutors motivated me - they “told me I can achieve more. I received seven distinctions in matric. I’d like to pursue a career in Computer Engineering.” 8 IKAMVAYOUTH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - UPDATE FROM 2019 CHAIRPERSON’S LETTER INNOVATION AND RESILIENCE Many donors made additional funding available IkamvaYouth and in truth, the world, is not yet to assist IkamvaYouth in adjusting to working over the impact of the scourge of COVID-19 differently in the advent of COVID-19, allowing us and the related imposed lockdowns. The entire to continue serving our learners and communities. IkamvaYouth family will have to continue building IkamvaYouth is eternally grateful for this donor on the tremendous efforts made in 2020, to ensure support. the success of IkamvaYouth in 2021 and beyond. Last but certainly not least, to my fellow board members, thank you for stepping up to the plate last year and walking the journey with the IkamvaYouth management team. I know it’s not easy to find the time amongst your busy schedules, but we are so grateful for your consistent and steadfast support. Indipile, Intshukumo Secondary School - Gugulethu Branch IkamvaYouth continues to prove its relevance even in these uncertain times as we continue to impact many young lives across the country. It was a difficult year, but IkamvaYouth was there for us. They supported us by any I thank you. means - we never lacked anything. I know Putu Madisha I couldn’t have my matric certificate without Chairperson “IkamvaYouth. I am so grateful to the tutors that helped me.” 9 IKAMVAYOUTH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - UPDATE FROM 2019 CEO LETTER Dear Friends, from the schools, academic resources, which immensely helped us to be past papers and Answer Series Books. The end of 2020 marked my first dynamic, but also stay true to our values We monitored engagement and complete year at IkamvaYouth. I would and goals. participation and reached out to learners not have anticipated a global pandemic not doing so well. that could have brought IkamvaYouth Our programmes rely on face-to-face to its knees! In today’s times leadership tutoring, however, as soon as the To the IkamvaYouth team of superheroes, requires vulnerability and not bravado. lockdown was announced, our staff I thank you for your resilience and your shifted gears and we quickly pivoted our true commitment to our work. It required our leadership team to be programmes to online platforms to ensure smart and honest and take decisions we continued to support over 2 600 of Central to our work is our team of tutor that are in the long-term interests our learners throughout the lockdown. volunteers, many of whom are university of IkamvaYouth. In this complex No easy task as the Chairperson’s letter students who had to deal with the many environment, we have had to constantly highlights we pivoted to online platforms changes demanded by the lockdown. learn and adapt. to provide tutoring, and we rerouted funds earmarked for tutor transfer to data and The many lessons that you impart on We had to understand our limitations devices for learners and tutors. the learners, you also put into practice. and have the courage to create sincere Lessons of discipline and grit. Thank connections with others, in a way that We did this via applications like Whatsapp you for consistently showing up in the builds an inclusive and progressive team.