The Y-Zone programme is aimed at providing after school –care programmes for school going children aged 6-18 in a safe environment where they are afforded an opportunity to grow in all areas of their lives in 7 different sites.
The following are regular activities in any Y-Zone programme:
- Homework supervision
- Sports
- Life-skills, economics and Leadership training (at an appropriate level)
- Performance and creative Arts: dance; music; drama; poetry; drawing
- Numeracy and Literacy
- Reading
- Add-ons which enhance the programme include access to computer training, and entrepreneurial education opportunities relevant to the community and the lives of the children.TEEEP is a fun and creative way to learn the basics of economics and entrepreneurship. Each session is led by a TEEEP group leader and trained volunteers. Sessions include hands-on activities, songs, games and stories to engage the learners and to relate each session to their local community and its economy. Children who participate in the TEEEP program learn to:
- Identify their roles in the economy as producers, consumers and savers
- Understand that they have choices to make every day which impacts their future
- Develop good decision-making skills
- Demonstrate an ability to set personal goals
- Recognize the value of education, to improve their earning capacity and future opportunities
- Recognize the opportunities to create and sustain their own business
The Y-Zone sites are:
- Ndongeni Primary
- Khethamahle Primary
- Anchor House
- Wiggins Primary
- Sukuma Primary
- Mariannridge Primary
- Kwa Mashu YMCA