More than two-years has passed since the passing of anti-apartheid veteran and struggle stalwart Ahmed ‘Kathy’ Kathrada.
His legacy still continues at the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) under the leadership of Neeshan Balton and a board which consists of prestige members.
On 9th November 2019, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation held an inauguration ceremony for its youth clubs at the Park Primary School Hall in the presence of board Chairperson, Former minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom.
Youth Club member badges and certificates were handed out to the youth before the reading aloud of a pledge to promote activism, become change ambassadors and leaders within their communities.
Henekom speaking to the youth said: “The young people of today must lead exemplary lives, and, most importantly, must be the force for change.”
He said that there were many people who looked to the youth as mentors, hence they must be good role models. He uged them to be more organised and to focus on life.
The clubs were part of a pilot programme which will see 100 youth clubs, around South Africa, formed by 2029 as part of Ahmed Kathrada’s cenetenary project and as a tribute to the stalwart.
The organisation currently has nine youth clubs in the south of Johannesburg, namely, Lenasia, Lenasia South, Orange Farm, Eldorado Park, Lehae, Kliptown, Protea Glen, FInetown and Lawley/Ennerdale.
The foundation will also embark on it’s Annual Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Youth Leadership Camp on November 29 at one of South Africa’s most historic sites, Robben Island.
The foundation also announced its top three winners in it’s Youth Essay Writing Competition Against Racism. They were Jaydon Farao, 24, of Eerste River, Cape Town; Charissa Cassels, 23, of King William’s Town; and Mbalenhle Shandu, 17, of Felixton, KwaZulu-Natal.
While youth work is one of the programmes ran by the foundation, the organisation’s objective is to deepen non-racialism in post-apartheid South Africa. The Foundation works towards this objective by executing programmes, projects and campaigns.
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