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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

— Nelson Mandela

Legacy’s quest is to be in touch with God’s heart for the context of the day. Our mission is to bring God’s love, hope, compassion, and justice to Stellenbosch, starting in Kayamandi. We follow an approach that is based on the holistic development of our beneficiaries.

We focus on:

A journey towards employability
Spiritual wellness (based on Christianity)
Emotional, psychosocial and basic needs
Health and physical exercise
The building of relationships and networks
Sound financial practices
Well managed staff and volunteers

We run the following programmes:

Learn

During the afternoons, the Legacy Centre is transformed into an afterschool centre for up to 115 learners between Grade 1 and 7. The Khulani Kayamandi afterschool programme strives to be a place where every child is eager to participate, both in the class and on the field. They should enjoy what they are busy with, and in the process develops (cognitively, socially, and emotionally). We want our children to feel safe, valued and challenged to grow.

Khulani is an isiXhosa word that means ‘to grow and prosper’. The programme started with a small group of kids who came together to sing and dance, but soon began to address the children’s real needs. Currently we work towards real transformation through a focus on sport, numeracy, literacy, and homework in a loving and caring environment. The programme is executed by the Khulani Team of facilitators as well as volunteers.

once upon a time in kayamandi

Click on the image below to view the video

A short playful video that was produced in 2008 by A Blind Spot Productions in the beginning of the Khulani Kayamandi programme. The programme has since doubled in numbers and effort. Thank you to all our sponsors for making this possible.

Khulani - Learn

The main learning goal is to address educational shortfalls in the key areas of English and Mathematics. Through this process we aim for quality educational support by following a ‘Teaching at the Right Level’ approach.

Khulani - Move

The main goals of our physical education programme revolve around the values of team sport (enjoyment, participation, teamwork, respecting rules and boundaries). In the process of developing these values a variety of movement activities are planned to continually assess the learners’ gross motor abilities.

Bright Stars

Bright Stars is the daily homework session for senior phase learners. Providing the space, resources, and supervision for learners to do homework daily does not only offer educational support but also assists parents a great deal.

Nurture

TEENAGERS WHO ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR OWN FUTURE

This programme is based on the premise that building an accountable generation, that will take responsibility for their own future, is the best way to bring real change and hope to the community. Learners have the option to register for the modules of the programme that they are interested in. We can accommodate more than 100 learners per week.

iKamva@Legacy consists of the following modules:

The IT skills module focusses on the development of computer skills to support the vision of a ‘journey towards employability’. Our aim is to make sure that all our learners are computer literate when they leave school. All the learners learn how to type, and they do an online computer course.

Ukusebenza has two tiers: ‘Explore’ and ‘Generate’. ‘Explore’ will enable learners to explore who they are, to discover different career fields, identify subject requirements for these fields and to identify possible courses. ‘Generate’ exposes the learners to business/entrepreneurship.

Siyafunda is an English literacy module that explores reading, comprehension, writing, oral and creative literacy via poetry, writing and orals.

A Leadership module takes a group of 20 teens, across all ages, on a journey to explore their potential as leaders. The vision of the programme is to develop a young leader with balanced values.

There is also a space for homework and access to the laptops and printer for study purposes.

The Grade 12 group (learners who were registered with Legacy in the previous year) has space to study, with access to the internet and sessions with an educational psychologist.

wellness

Care

The predecessor of this programme, the Ikhaya Lempilo programme, started in 2008 when the need for a 24-hour facility for HIV/Aids patients was identified. An eight-bed house was built and for a period of five years a much-needed service was delivered to the broader community. At the end of 2013 it was decided to alter the programme and use the space to make a difference in terms of broader wellness.

The goal of the Care programme is to offer a supportive and nurturing relationship to every Legacy learner. It focuses on:

Our beneficiaries’ basic and psychosocial needs
Academic support
The care groups (all the Khulani kids are divided into peer groups that are cared for by a facilitator.)
‘Parents as Partners’. We believe that a relationship with the parents/guardians benefit the wellness of the children; it improves our understanding of the child’s home life and offers support in parenting skills to the parents/guardians.
The wellness of the students. Legacy is proud to support students who study at tertiary level in the Western Cape with a living allowance. This provides pocket money for students and supplements any bursary funds they receive.

CREATE

“When people suffer too much, they do not have the energy to help each other.”

— Benaja, a refugee from Berundi

Siseko Outreach

The goal of the Siseko Outreach programme is to make sure that what happens at Legacy also have an impact outside the fences of the centre. Legacy’s knowledge, skills, resources, and access to networks are made available to the broader community. Examples are:

The soccer league: Legacy takes responsibility for the coaching of two teams in the league of the Local Football Association (LFA). Kids who are not in the Legacy programmes are also part of these soccer teams.

Community sport on Fridays: On Friday afternoons kids from the community play on the Saracens sports fields under supervision of the Legacy facilitators.

Transforming Youth: We have been dreaming for many years to open the Legacy Hall on Friday evenings to create a ministry space for our teenagers and their friends. This happened during 2018; the teens themselves decided on the name ‘Transforming Youth’. Several of our facilitators are the adult leaders and Stellenbosch Congregation plays an anchor and training role.

During the mornings space at the Legacy Centre is made available to other non-profit organisations.

Legacy also plays a pivotal role in networks like the Stellenbosch Civil Advocacy Network (SCAN), the Kayamandi non-profit network and ABBA (a network for organisations that work in the field of substance abuse.)