On the edges of one of Johannesburg’s densest urban settlements you’ll find a Diepsloot Community Centre, where locals can learn anything from welding to computer literacy. Unlike other community centres fraught…
In mid-April 2012, OLICO embarked on a 6-month experiment to gauge the effectiveness of freely-available on-line learning solutions with a group of South African township-school youth. Forty-eight Grade 8 learners from…
For the past 4 years, the OLICO Foundation has been responsible for the Gauteng arm of IkamvaYouth and for helping expand the national capacity of IkamvaYouth. At the time it was…
A group of Grade 8 learners from Diepsloot are currently enrolled on a pilot programme testing whether Khan Academy can improve comprehension and understanding in the gateway subject of Mathematics. A key…
Co-founder of the OLICO Foundation and IkamvaYouth Gauteng, Andrew Barrett has been included in the 2012 Mail & Guardian's list of 200 Young South Africans. Click here to view his profile. Andrew Barrett is convinced…
The newest branch of IkamvaYouth in Ivory Park - supported by African Bank - officially opened its doors to 90 local learners in Grades 10 and 11 on Saturday 11…
