Although young people spend a lot of their time on the internet, we understand that they occupy physical spaces with challenges that are material to them.
No one can help solve a problem they don't understand. That is why we have prioritised visiting communities and schools to identify and assist with young people's struggles in South Africa.
Through being insistent with our community and school visits, we have been able to identify some of the most significant challenges young people face.
These include education, employment, computer literacy, family stability and mental health. We have found that these challenges are not unique to any specific school, province or area within South Africa. Identifying these challenges allows us to assist young people through creative and effective solutions.
Some of our solutions include:
• Providing bilingual dictionaries to learners in grades 4 - 12 who struggle to comprehend the complex concepts explained in English in subjects like Maths, Science and Technology.
• Funding tutors to help them improve their academic performance and score better marks on their tests and exams.
• Equipping some schools with a computer centre and counselling services to ensure that the young people are educated on issues such as anxiety and depression and how to deal with it.
We hope that these efforts will help reduce the dropout rate in South African schools and help mould educated young people who are mentally and emotionally mature.
We look forward to adding value to the South African education system and the lives of young people who are hoping to see their dreams and ambitions materialize.
We're Out There for their well-being.
To Book A School Visit Send Us An Email At : admin@iamyouth.co.za
Event: Sports Equipment Handover & Counselling Workshop
Date: 12 March 2024
School: Vastfontein Batho Pele Christian School
Donation of Sports Equipment:
Counselling Workshop:
Date: 09 Feb 2024
Vastfontein Community Transformation is an organization with a huge heart for its community (Vastfontein). The organisation focuses on the development and social upliftment of the surrounding communities, through education (Vastfontein Batho Pele Christian School), and skills development with a holistic approach.
On February 9, 2024, a heartwarming event unfolded at Vastfontein Batho Pele Christian School. The I Am Youth organization extended its generosity by donating 340 concept dictionaries to the school. These invaluable resources promise to enrich the educational journey of the students.
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About the “Pitch Your Business” Competition
The “Pitch Your Business” competition is a project that aims to empower and equip South African and African entrepreneurs through high-value training and education. The competition takes entrepreneurs through practical training that covers idea generation and idea-to-concept development, making use of the Business Model Canvas, and executing a well-planned and delivered business pitch.
Final Event Date: 30 November 2023
The “Pitch Your Business” Competition journey
Date: 23 November 2023
I Am Youth donates dignity packs to Empower
The young people at Empower often find themselves unable to afford items such as toothbrushes, soaps, sanitary pads, etc. This interferes with their studies and often leads to the ladies not being able to complete their courses. I Am Youth donated 150 dignity packs which included these much-needed items:
School:Vezulwazi Primary School
Date: 13 October 2023
I Am Youth together with Child Protection Hotline facilitated a Youth development and Counselling talk at Vezulwazi Primary School. The talk was directed at Grades 4-7 and was done by Danie from Child Protection Hotline along with Dr Moratwe Masima, who is a finalist in the Miss World South Africa 2023.
Danie’s talk was primarily about the issues that the kids might be experiencing at home that influence their behaviour and emotions at school. He also covered the following issues:
We were later joined by Miss World Finalist Dr Moratwe Masima who spoke with the young girls about believing that you can succeed in spite of the odds.
School: La Montagne Primary School
Date: 21 September 2023
I Am Youth together with Child Protection Hotline facilitated a Youth development and Counselling talk at La Montagne Primary School in Pretoria. The talk was directed at Grade 7’s and was inducted by Danie from Child Protection Hotline, who was assisted by Dayna Roland.
Danie covered the following issues:
La Montagne Primary School is a school that aims to promote the holistic development of the learner with confidence and integrity. Their efforts are geared towards providing a safe, caring and happy environment which is conducive to teaching and learning.
Event: Youth Development and Counselling Workshop
Date: 10 August 2023
I Am Youth was invited by Eleos to come and facilitate a youth development and counselling workshop at their afterschool program centre. The workshop was inducted by Dayna Roland from Child Protection Hotline. Dayna spoke on the following topics:
Eleos is a non-profit organization that prides itself in having Christian values and beliefs. Eleos strives to bring love and compassion to the community of Pretoria West and to address their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
School: Vezulwazi Primary School
Date: 02 November 2022
I Am Youth and Radio Pulpit donated 112 books to Vezulwazi Primary School. These books are focused on assisting learners with Maths, Science and Technology for grades 4-7. On the 28th of September 2022 the books were delivered to Vezulwazi Primary School.
Furthermore, a workshop was given to the teachers on the 12th October 2022 that trained them on how to use the books effectively. On the 2nd of November we visited the school to do an official handover of the books at Vezulwazi Primary School.
Vezulwazi Primary School is a primary level education centre located in Zithobeni, Bronkhorstspruit. The school provides quality education to children in the Zithobeni township and surrounding communities. They also have a segment of the school that caters for children with learning barriers.
School: LIV Lanseria Ithuteng After School
Date: 20 May 2022
I Am Youth and Radio Pulpit, moved by this irrefutable problem, have donated 265 copies of bilingual concept dictionaries to LIV Lanseria Ithuteng After School. The bilingual concept dictionaries take the complicated concepts and terms in subjects and explains them in a language that is native to the learners.
Ithuteng After School is an after school care programme that assists learners beyond the capabilities and capacity of the local government schools. The learners all come from disadvantaged communities. They come to Ithuteng After School to receive help with their homework, assignments, and studies from a team of volunteers.
School: Westcol College Randfontein
Date: 20th & 27th January 2022
The Westcol College Randfontein orientation day is an annual event that takes place over the course of two days, it is primarily held to welcome new students to the school. The event aims to inspire and affirm the students, pray for them, educate them on issues they may face such as anxiety, depression or HIV/AIDS.
I Am Youth was requested to assist with a speaker who would educate the students on anxiety and depression and the effects that it might have on their studies and relationships. Dany Vambili did a talk to an audience of roughly 700 student that addressed the following questions:
School: Ubuhle Christian School
Date: 27 October 2022
I Am Youth and Radio Pulpit donated a total of 15 laptops to Ubuhle Christian School. These laptops have been used to establish a computer centre for the learners at Ubuhle to receive computer literacy classes. On the 27th of October we visited the school to do an official handover of laptops and to view the computer centre at Ubuhle Primary School.
School: Ubuhle Christian School
Date: 13th – 14th October 2021
I Am Youth, together with Radio Pulpit donated 240 books to Ubuhle Christian School. Each learner received 2 copies of the Maths and Science books, the learners were in grade 4-7.
These bilingual concept dictionaries take the complicated concepts and terms in subjects such as Maths, Science and Technology and explain them in both English and a language that the learner(s) speaks at home or are most familiar with such as isiZulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, and others. The hope and expectation is that these books will help make it easier for primary and high school learners to understand their school work and therefore improve the suffering pass rate in the country.
Exam stress is a very real concern and can lead to extreme anxiety. The pressure to perform well, coupled with the fear of failure, the fear of not measuring up to society's ideals, and the fear of going blank, can lead to overwhelming anxiety. However, it's important to remember that anxiety is a natural response to a challenging situation and that remaining in that anxious state won’t do us any […]
Learners often struggle to understand complex concepts in English textbooks; the I AM Youth, "Educate a child to raise a nation" initiative aims to help learners understand these concepts by explaining them in their home language. Concept dictionaries Therefore, we have donated 240 concept dictionaries to Ubuhle Christian School as a start. The books provided take the complicated concepts in subjects such as Maths and Science and explain them in […]
I Am Youth web radio is the go-to platform for today’s young adults. Our team of young, charismatic influencers is based in South Africa. We produce high-quality content on TikTok social media and YouTube. Our primary goal is to infiltrate the spaces that young people already occupy.
