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LIVING BEYOND
POTENTIAL:How Africans in the
Diaspora Contribute
to the African
Success Story
Presented by Elizabeth Ngonzi
CEO, Afrika Tikkun USA
@LizNgonzi
WHO I AM IN
140
CHARACTERS
BORN IN UGANDA AND RAISED AT THE UNITED NATIONS
AT WORK, I’VE ALWAYS BEEN MINDFUL THAT I’M VIEWED AS A REP OF AFRICA
WHY I
CONTRIBUTE
TO THE
AFRICAN
SUCCESS
STORY
CONNECTED AFRICAN
ORGANIZATIONS TO THE AFRICAN
DIASPORA
Image Source: AMREF USA
CHANGED THE
NARRATIVE
ABOUT
PHILANTHROPY
IN AFRICA
ENABLED
GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZATIONS
IN AFRICA TO
LEVERAGE
TECHNOLOGY TO
ACCESS SUPPORT
LEVERAGED
MY
PLATFORMS
TO CHANGE
THE
NARRATIVE
ABOUT
AFRICAN
WOMEN
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LEVERAGED MY
PLATFORMS TO
PROMOTE
AFRICAN
SUCCESS
ENALBED YOUNG
AFRICAN
ENTREPRENEURS
TO
REACH THEIR
POTENTIAL
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TRAINED AFRICAN
WOMEN BUSINESS
LEADERS
TO EFFECTIVELY
REACH THEIR
TARGET MARKETS
Photo Credit: Vital Voices Global Partnership
MENTORED AND
PROMOTED
YOUNG
AFRICAN
LEADERS
My New Role as CEO of Afrika Tikkun USA Enables Me Catalyze Support to Help 19,000 African Children
Live Beyond Their Potential
THE AFRIKA TIKKUN STORY
• Founded 20 years ago to actively address consequences of institutionalized oppression in South Africa.
• Our founders’ vision was focused on children, knowing they represented the future of the country…attracting Nelson Mandela as our Founding Patron.
• We invest in the development of disadvantaged youth from cradle to career by providing a holistic set of educational, health, and social services designed to propel students into adult success.
• Our goal is to empower communities to develop new generations of productive citizens in order to provide a sustainable future for children in South African townships.
WHERE WE OPERATE
Zolile Malindi
Community Center:
Mfuleni
Afrika Tikkun Has Five Community Centers of Excellence in Gauteng and Western Cape Provinces
HELPING YOUTH TO LIVE BEYOND THEIR POTENTIAL
SNAPSHOT OF AFRIKA TIKKUN’S IMPACT
5,413Children Received
Daily Afterschool
Care in 2014
850,000Meals Served
to Children
and Families
Annually
61,500Direct Beneficiaries
by 2014
1,045Candidates have
Completed ATS’s
Career Readiness
Program99%
Matriculation Exam
Pass Rate in 2014
85%of our
600+Staff are From
the Community
Formal Cooperation
Agreements with
NGO Partners and
Government
20
As an International NGO, we operate from four offices on four continents: Africa, Europe, North America and Australia.
Learn More: Website: AfrikaTikkun.OrgTwitter / Instagram: @AfrikaTikkunFacebook: AfrikaTikkunNPC
CONTACT US
Australia
P.O. Box 665,
Newport Beach
NSW 2106
Email:
United Kingdom
c/o Belron, Milton Park
Stroude
Road, Egham, Surrey
TW20 9EL
Email:
United States
25 Broadway, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10004 USA
Email:
South Africa
Ground Floor, Eastwood,
57 Sixth Road, Hyde Park,
Johannesburg, 2196
Email:
