Programs

Pilot Centre

This is where it all began and where we put our theories into practice.

Started in 2013, in the township of Imizamo Yethu, we established the Everyday Heroes Club. This centre is where we could explore solutions to many of the challenges faced by youth living in the township.

Over the last 6 years this dynamic centre has offered our team the chance to test ways of improving engagement, attendance and learning.

This ‘home base’ is a vital part of the work we do as it allows us to work closely with 25 youths, in order to better understand their challenges and ways of working with them to overcome those obstacles.

Each week our team runs three two hour sessions for our members. These workshops focus on Maths (Numeracy), English(Literacy) and Leadership/Life skills.

These sessions are designed to assist each member to develop the skills required to not only succeed in navigating life but also improve their chances of going on to study further or enter gainful employment.

Some of the main themes covered in our programs are:

• Self leadership

• Communication

• Career Guidance

• Hygiene and health

• Empathy and Respect

• Transformational Leadership

• Entrepreneurship

• Social Impact

To see what a typical session looks like to be a member of the team at our prototype centre, watch the video below.

Or to see how we train other organisations to run their own programs, click here (Facilitator training)

Finding the best resources out there and bringing them together to create learning Journeys which change lives

Over the last four years we have researched to find exemplary organisations who have developed the theories, models and lesson plans which could be brought together into a program which would dramatically impact the lives of our township based beneficiaries.

For a list of our Content Contributors, and to learn more about their great work (click here).

McKinsey Report (Education to Employment)

A global study on education and youth employability identified the key skills and competencies required by youth in order to improve their employability. Our programs have been designed around developing these traits in our beneficiaries in order to improve their chances of being gainfully employed.

Understanding Needs: Human centred design and Rapid Prototyping

The Human Centered Design methodology is being used by cutting edge innovators around the world to develop impact driven initiatives in a way that is centred around the needs of the beneficiary and co-created in partnership with them. Through rapid prototyping we are able to fast track the learning process of our organisation and improve our programs based on the feedback received.

Sustainability: Building a Replicable Model

Based on Michael Gerber’s methodology for creating scalable organisations we ensure that all of the actons taken in at our pilot centre(in Imizamo Yethu) can be replicated in a community with little or no resources to support a typical after-school program. This approach has prepared us to scale our solution

Facilitator Guides and Workbooks

Each of our Collaboration Partners receives their own set of Facilitator Guides as well as workbooks for their beneficiaries.

To learn more about these workbooks and the programs contained in them (Click here).

Additional Resource Packs

To take a look at one of our facilitator training sessions click on the video below…

Identifying Partner Organisations

Our team identifies and builds relationships with impactful community organisations in order to partner with organisations who have the highest chance of creating lasting change for disadvantaged youth.

To learn more about the life changing work of these partner organisations (click here).

Two Full Day Training and Feedback Sessions

Our comprehensive training program takes facilitators through the process of understanding our methodologies all the way to being able to confidently facilitate the sessions that make up our programs.

We also conduct Feedback sessions where the learning from each facilitator can be build back into future programs and training.