Khanya Programs

Khanya envisages its role in Youth and Community Development to be multi-faceted. On the one hand it is and will be an initiator and actual implementer of specific programmes/ services and projects in its service area, whilst on the other hand it is or will be either an enabler, facilitator and/or partner with or referent to other organisations for implementing programmes/ services and projects.

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Khanya Strategic Programs

Education Pre Grade R - Grade 12

Skills Development & Training

Sports, Recreation, Arts & Culture

Community
Wellness

Community
Upliftment

Community
Facilities

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Education Pre Grade R to 12

The education system aims to identify gaps in the current schooling system, which compromises the quality of teaching and learning, and needs to be addressed to  facilitate and promote quality education from pre Grade R to Grade 12.

For instance, research conducted on Grades 1 - 3, published in 2012, found that in 80% of Public Schools learners are taught to read, write and reckon in accordance with international standards, which adversely impacts their ability to learn and progress academically.

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Skills Development & Training

Research conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (Altman; 2009) revealed that school leavers, including matriculants, have less than a 50% chance of being employed by age 24. According to the research "supply side" problems such as lack of market - related skills, communication, information and career guidance are some of the reasons why school leavers are likely to be unemployed.

Given the vast and growing unemployment figures particularly among the youth in the area served by Khanya, there is a critical need in supporting young people in completing their education and requiring skills needed to seek employment, set up a business or access tertiary institutions.

This focus area will concentrate predominantly on developing employability and entrepreneurship. Young people are South Africa's greatest assets and when supported with the right tools and skills, they can the steps that lead to lasting transformation in their lives and those of generations to come. 

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Sports, Recreation, Arts & Culture

Khanya proposes to provide community wide service by utilising and enhancing existing areas of activity and facilitate the establishment of new ones where required.

We aim to provide components of education and development often neglected in our communities and virtually absent in our schools, such as the promotion of cultural, recreational and arts and crafts activities for the holistic development of our youth.

We endeavor to exploit opportunities thats Sports, Arts and Culture present not only as recreational in character but as generators of wealth to provide job and entrepreneurial opportunities for the youth.

The soul of a community is reflected in the day to day social intercourse, which gives meaning and vitality to this who live in it.

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Community Wellness

The community served by Khanya comprises a wide spectrum of socio - economic conditions ranging from small businesses and entrepreneurs, to professionals, artisans, ordinary workers and a large component of unemployed adults and youth.

Whilst our primary objection as an institution is youth development, we are nonetheless mindful that wellness requires the participation of all individuals in a family, both young and old. This is so because even though an individual might be afflicted by a disease, everyone in the family is affected by the dysfunctionality brought about or special diet and care required to mitigate against the disease.

We have a moral to use our prosperity to uplift communities in poverty.

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Community Upliftment

In the draft 2018/19 Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) Integrated Development Programme review report, it is stated that many service delivery protests occurred within BCMM over the past few years over the lack of housing delivery.

There is also frustration due to the failure of BCMM to deliver on the needs to of the community with these needs comprising of housing and related infrastructure development.

Khanya has a duty and responsibility to facilitate the establishment of a strong civic body to urgently develop a plan of action to with government to address these problems.

Khanya Centre

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Community Facilities

The youth within the immediate vicinity of Khanya face a myriad of challenges that can only be addressed if there is a coherent plan crafted to overcome them.
 
It is for this purpose that the first phase of the Khanya building has been built and must become a beacon of hope to all. The building is centrally located in it's service area and accessible to all stakeholders and has the potential to become a nucleus of a range of youth - related and community activities.

The first phase accommodates a children's library, resource centre, hall and offices, and plans are underway in the second phase to expand in order to provide outdoor recreational areas which can be used for breakaway, chess and boxing which is in demand amongst the youth in the area.

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Where to find us

Phone

0 (800) 123 45 67

Email

info@khanyacentre.co.za                         

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