Lusikisiki Youth Foundation is a South African incorporated social investment company that focuses on developing solutions on social problems though education, innovation, entrepreneurship and community development. Lusikisiki Youth Foundation "is a Lusikisiki youth started foundation, that aims to bridge the MISSION
To fight the social ills that our stakeholders face through provision of practica
l innovative solutions through inclusive education, entrepreneurship and community development focus. CORE VALUES
- Unity: We exist to unite the people of South Africa and solve our social problems as one.
- Sustainability: We thrive to provide solutions that provide healthy human sustainability.
- Ethics: We follow high ethical business standards
- Accountability: We own our own. CORE AREAS OF FOCUS
- Education
- Poverty
- Unemployment
- Inequality
- Crime
Our current Initiatives
1. Education: Extra classes in Mathematics, science and Accounting.
- We provide extra classes such as in afternoons, weekends and holidays for learners who are interested in improving disciplines such as mathematics, science and accounting.
2. Education: High School Learners to Tertiary program
- Providing career guidance, mentorship, academic information distribution and getting learners into tertiary institutions.
3. Crime: Host sports community tournaments
- We encourage everyone in our communities to develop their natural talents by participating in sports such as netball, football and volley ball. Crime: Host Inter-community/province hiking
- Encourage the youth of Lusikisiki into exploring the areas of the Eastern Cape through group hiking during December holidays. This will assist the youth into knowing the province and possibly identify opportunities for business, leisure etc. and that would give the youth a purpose.
5. Crime: Community town cleaning
- This involves cleaning our town once every year and this would lead into grooming responsible citizens.
6. Unemployment, Poverty and Inequality: Entrepreneurship
- Provide entrepreneurship programs to aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners and encourage youth into creating businesses.
7. Unemployment, Poverty and Inequality: Employment program
- Assist job seekers into looking for jobs and start businesses and hire each other for equity stakes if possible. Track Record
From 2015 up to date we have worked with or/and at the following schools’ learners in terms of career guidance, mentoring, tertiary applications, extra classes and distribution of information.
1. Siwali Junior Secondary School
3. Mqikela High School
4. Sobaba High School
5. Mgezwa High School
6. Botha Sgcawu High School
7. Qakathisa Junior Secondary School
