Jikeleza Dance: Achievements, Awards, Partners

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Jikeleza Dance: Major Achievements 2007-13

 

Activity

Number

Beneficiaries/

Participants

Socio-economic status

Location of beneficiaries

After-school dance and music sessions

2 per week

- 300 per week

- 15,000 attendances per year

- 75,000 attendances over five years

Acutely disadvantaged Coloured and Black children and young people between ages 5-18

Imizamo Yethu

Hangberg communities at Hout Bay

Dance and Music performances:

Annual showcase and fund-raising performances

6 per year

20-30 per performance

 

125 per year

 

625 over five years

Acutely disadvantaged Coloured and Black children and young people ages 5-18

Imizamo Yethu

Hangberg communities at Hout Bay

Progression to higher education/training positions in Dance and Music

4 per year

20 over five years

Acutely disadvantaged Coloured and Black young people over 18

Imizamo Yethu

Hangberg communities at Hout Bay

Nutrition programme

Twice weekly free meals

- 300 per session

- 31,200 annually

- Over 100,000 free meals over five years

Acutely disadvantaged Coloured and Black children and young people ages 5-18

Imizamo Yethu

Hangberg communities at Hout Bay

Life Skills Programme

Weekly

50 girls

Acutely disadvantaged Coloured and Black girls ages 11-18

Imizamo Yethu

Hangberg communities at Hout Bay

Life Skills intensive 4 week workshops

Once annually

 

Acutely disadvantaged Coloured and Black young people ages 11-18

Imizamo Yethu

Hangberg communities at Hout Bay

Educational support for uniforms, fees books etc

Annual programme

30 per year

Coloured and Black young people ages 11-18

 

Imizamo Yethu

Hangberg communities

Employment of local people

11 annually

11

Coloured and Black adults

 

Imizamo Yethu

Hangberg communities at Hout Bay

Revenue generation

Approx R250,000 per annum

Employment

18 full and part-time posts

Organisational sustainability

High level of regulatory compliance achieved with External Audits, NPO status, Tax Clearance Certificate

Awards

Western Cape Arts & Culture Awards 2005, Arts and Culture Trust Awards 2007, Cultural Affairs and Sport Award 2012

Awards

 

  • Western Cape Arts & Culture Awards 2005
  • Arts and Culture Trust Awards 2007
  • Cultural Affairs and Sport Award 2012

Partner organisations

 

La Rosa Spanish Dance,

Cape Town City Ballet

Cape Junior Youth Ballet Company

Cape Town City Ballet

UCT School of Dance

Jazzart

The Teachers Dance Association

Local Hout Bay primary and secondary schools