Afrika Tikkun

What Afrika Tikkun does

Afrika Tikkun is a South African non-profit organization (NPC, founded 1994 by Bertie Lubner and Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris) that operates a Cradle-to-Career 360° development model serving children and youth from ages 1-35 across disadvantaged township communities. Its core programmes span three lifecycle stages: Bambanani (early childhood development, ages 1-6), Ignite (after-school and youth development, ages 7-18), and Head Start (career placement and entrepreneurship, ages 18-35), supplemented by Agripreneurship, Digitisation, and 360° Social Support Services. The organization operates 9 Centres of Excellence across Gauteng, Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal, supplemented by international fundraising offices in the USA, UK, Australia, and Netherlands.

The technology stack is limited but operationally focused: a data-free BambaLearn tablet app for early childhood learning, the Bambanani Assessment Centre for monitoring learner and teacher progression, and a cloud-based project portfolio management platform (PPO) implemented for cross-programme governance. The proprietary subsidiary Afrika Tikkun Services (ATS) provides B-BBEE-aligned recruitment, training, and placement services.

Revenue is generated through diversified channels: individual donations (including international), corporate social investment partnerships (MTN, Microsoft, Naspers, KFC, PepsiCo), government programmes (Youth Employment Service, Jobs Fund, Jobs Boost), grants from foundations (Datatec, Stonehage Fleming, The TK Foundation), crowdfunding platforms, and service fees from ATS. Beneficiaries receive services free of charge; the 501-1000 employee operation is funded entirely by these donations, grants, and service contracts. Afrika Tikkun is governed by a board dominated by non-executive directors and operates under a "responsible kindness" philosophy designed to move beneficiaries toward economic self-sufficiency.

Name

Afrika Tikkun

Legal name

Afrika Tikkun NPC

Website

https://afrikatikkun.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD), Inclusive Early Intervention & Transition-to-Preschool Services (EDACAFAM), Gender Equality, Inclusion & Social Protection Programs (BPADABAK)

Keywords

• Youth development programmes
• Early childhood education
• Workplace skills training
• Corporate social investment
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Johannesburg

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time or monthly donations from individual supporters globally, facilitated through international offices in USA, UK, Australia, and Netherlands. Donations are tax-deductible in South Africa through Section 18A certificates.
2. Corporate Social Investment: Partnerships with corporations for CSI/CSR programs, skills hubs, and targeted projects. Companies receive B-BBEE benefits through YES program participation.
3. Government Programs: Partnerships with government departments including Youth Employment Service (YES) program. Social impact bonds with Government and development agencies as funding model.
4. Afrika Tikkun Services (ATS): Level 1 B-BBEE advisory, recruitment, training, and placement company offering demand-driven specialized skills training in retail, finance, manufacturing, ICT, and hospitality industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Afrika Tikkun is a South African non-profit organization that delivers a Cradle-to-Career 360° model of youth development through community-based centres of excellence. The organization runs integrated programmes covering early childhood development (Bambanani for ages 1-6), after-school support and youth development (Ignite for ages 7-18), career placement and entrepreneurship (Head Start for ages 21-35), digital skills training, agripreneurship, and psychosocial family support services (360 SSS), all provided free of charge to beneficiaries and funded through donations, corporate CSI partnerships, and government programmes.

Product overview

Afrika Tikkun is a non-profit organisation operating a Cradle-to-Career 360° development model with multiple integrated programmes spanning early childhood development (Bambanani Programme), child and youth development (Ignite Programme), and career placement (Head Start Programme). The portfolio includes specialized initiatives in agripreneurship and digitisation, complemented by psychosocial support services (360 Social Support Services). Technology-enabled offerings include the BambaLearn App for early childhood learning and the Bambanani Assessment Centre for progress monitoring. Service subsidiaries include Afrika Tikkun Services (ATS) for training and placement and the Youth Employment Service (YES) programme. The model supports children and youth from ages 1-35 across multiple community centres throughout South Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cradle-to-Career 360°: The comprehensive development approach covering early childhood to career placement
• Bambanani
• Ignite
• Head Start
• Agripreneurship
• Digitisation
• 360 SSS
• Youth Employment Service (YES)
• BambaLearn
• Afrika Tikkun Centres of Excellence
• SJTS

Products and services

• Bambanani Programme
• Ignite Programme
• Head Start Programme
• Cradle-to-Career 360° Model
• Agripreneurship Programme
• Digitisation Programme
• 360 Social Support Services
• BambaLearn App
• Afrika Tikkun Services (ATS)
• Youth Employment Service (YES) Implementation
• Afrika Tikkun Bambanani Assessment Centre
• Alumni Network

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,132 youth trained in demand-driven skills, 1,790 equipped with work readiness skills, 1,598 placed in employment, 412 in learnerships
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MTN SA FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Launched Digital Skills Hub in Diepsloot to address youth unemployment through digital literacy and technical training. Features 55 digital workstations for courses in coding, data analytics, and more. Over 600 young people trained recently.
• Project Portfolio OfficecoreTechnology or IntegrationImplemented cloud-based PPO project portfolio management platform to strengthen strategy execution capabilities. Consolidated project management information into centralized system, replacing dispersed spreadsheets and standalone documents. Improved governance, accountability, and strategic oversight across programmes including Bambanani, Ignite, and Head Start.
• Garden Fresh at Nine YardsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetail partner providing guaranteed off-take agreements for the Green Acres Hydro-Coop agritech pilot participants running revenue-generating micro-enterprises.
• MersetaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSector education and training authority supporting skills development programmes.
• Youth Employment Service (YES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment-supported initiative creating work opportunities for unemployed black youth. Afrika Tikkun is an implementation partner assisting companies with recruitment, training, and placement.
• Bambanani SifundecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECD specialist partnership forming Afrika Tikkun Bambanani group implementing standardised ECD curriculum in rural underprivileged schools.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCxYPGV4XvhBYqIY8L-cDPTA
• Facebookfacebook.com/AfrikaTikkunNPC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afrikatikkun
• Instagraminstagram.com/afrikatikkun
• Xx.com/afrikatikkun

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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