ACT Social Upliftment Program

Summary

ACT exists to equip learners in their last school year with important skills needed for success and life after school. ACT tackles unemployment and crime by engaging youth in a series of programs.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The national department of education has taken away career guidance from many schools, due to a limited budget and other focus areas. This decision resulted in many learners not having the necessary information on how to plan for their future. Those with little or no social support had to bare the brunt of it. ACT is currently in need of institutional funds to render its services professionally and effectively for Rural Youth and the community as a whole.

Activities

Career Guidance, Peer Education Training for HIV/AIDS, Job shadowing, Study Skills Training

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Youth who goes towards tertiary education, Placements of youth in jobs, Positive role models, A decrease in high risk behaviour

Project Message

We seek to provide young people who have few resources available to them, with the necessary 'package' of help to get them on the best track in life.
- William Solomon, Executive Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

William Solomon,
Executive Director
P.O.BOX 2098,Upington, 8800
Northern Cape Province
Northern Cape Province, South Africa Africa
South Africa
+27 83 724 5524
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Agape Copeland Train
ACT, P.O.BOX 2098,
Upington
Northern Cape Province, 8800
South Africa
+27 83 724 5524
http://www.agapecopelandtrain.co.za

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South Africa and can also be found under Education.

For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 27, 2004.