#IAmTheFuture Initiative

YIPA in partnership with the Office of the MMC Development Planning in the City of Johannesburg officially launched the “I am the future” initiative on the 21st of June 2021 at Imperial Wanderers Stadium in Sandton. This initiative is in collaboration with the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), and Central Gauteng Lions Cricket Club and aims to get young people to understand their roles as the future of the country and introduce them to the working world. YIPA would also like to acknowledge the Housing Development Agency (HDA) and the National Housing Finance Corporation for their continuous support.

The schools identified to participate and interact with the programme are Altmont Technical School, Lenasia Muslim School, Coronationville High School, Eldorado Park Secondary School and Don Matera School (PWD). This initiative is about levelling the playing field and ensuring that learners have the tools that will propel them into your future. In the current state of our country, this platform gives a voice to the youth to express their position and views on critical issues that affect them as the future.