Lalela Annual Report 2017 by GAPdesign

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me Lalela is a place of relaxation and peace, where my mind can be free and creative. A place where my opinion matters and ideas are seen.â&#x20AC;? ~ Siphokazi, Grade 12 at Silikamva High School

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Contents

3 Message from our CEO

4 Our Story

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8 Why the Arts? 10 Our Theory of Change

This is how you can get involved

11 Our Methodology 13 Our Impact 14 Our Communities

SUPPORT A LALeLA CLASS, FOR a BRIGHTER FUTURE.

24 Our Sustainable Future 26 The Lalela scarf 27 Our Corporate partners & donors 29 Our Class Campaign 30 Our Financials 32 Our Boards & Team 34 Contact Us 2017

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Lalela Overview

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Cape Town Hout Bay

- Hout Bay High - Oranjekloof Primary - Silikamva High - Sentinel Primary

Programmatic Partners

Masiphumelele, Fish Hoek

School Partners

- Ukhanyo Primary - Masiphumelele High

Corporate Partners

Special Programmes

- Leadership - Female Empowerment - Civic Engagement - Holiday Programmes - Lalela Live! - Shakespeare Schools Festival SA

Johannesburg Lalela Centre for Arts & Innovation

- Beyhan college - Metro college - JW Saints College - Mahlasedi High School - Mahlasedi Primary School - Kube Schools - New Model High School - City Rand College - Sir Isaac Newton College - Busy Bee School

Special Programmes

- Civic Engagement - Shakespeare Schools Festival SA

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Cape Town - Amy Foundation - Acorn Education - Afrika Tikkun - Mellon Educate

Johannesburg - The Tomorrow Trust

KwaZulu-Natal - One&Only Cape Town - Cape Town Art Fair - FNB Joburg Art Fair - Cape Town International Jazz Festival - National Arts Council

- Keep a Child Alive & ZoĂŤ-Life - KHULA

Zimbabwe

- Zaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre, Buluwayo

Uganda

- Hope North, Masindi

message from our ceo

Message from our CEO

am happy to report that 2017 has been a year of great expansion for our programme. In July, we embarked on a groundbreaking new partnership with Acorn Education at Trevor Manuel Primary School in Fisantekraal, an isolated and particularly segregated community situated between Durbanville and Stellenbosch. The team at Trevor Manuel Primary School, which consisted of five new facilitators and five resident co-facilitators, introduced Lalela’s unique model to 1340 children, many of whom had never participated in an art activity before. After four months of daily classes, the Fisantekraal team had so much art to present at their end-of-year community exhibition that they needed to stagger the event over three nights; there simply wasn’t enough wall space in the school to hang all the artworks at once. The school, which in the past had difficulty involving learners’ parents in events, saw a record attendance on all three nights - a powerful testament to the positive effect that Lalela inspires not only in the schools we partner with, but also in their surrounding communities.

a beacon of hope for vulnerable children, and we were extremely grateful to partner with such an uplifting organisation. The pages that follow illustrate in more detail the various projects, events and highlights that made up our year. When I read them, I read the story of an organisation that is not only growing, but also seeing the outcomes of its value system in action every day. This was particularly evident at the valedictory ceremonies of Silikamva and Hout Bay High Schools, where Lalela had been active for many years. Eight out of 10 valedictorian achievers at these schools were Lalela learners, as were the winners of the Leadership Award, Citizen Award and Principal’s Award. To me this serves as confirmation that Lalela truly impacts every aspect of a child’s life, from core values to social awareness and academic motivation.

ANDREA KERZNER CEO & FOUNDER: LALELA

The Fisantekraal team had so much art to present at their end-of-year community exhibition that they needed to stagger the event over three nights and saw a record attendance on all three nights - a powerful testament to the positive effect that Lalela inspires not only in the schools we partner with, but also in their surrounding communities.”

I am proud to share our Annual Report for 2017 with you. With gratitude for all your support,

In August we also extended the reach of our programme to Zimbabwe, where a partnership with Zara’s Centre allowed us to bring our lifechanging art to children from communities in and around Buluwayo. In the midst of economic oppression and severe poverty, Zara’s Centre is 2017

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Our Story

OUR story Andrea Kerzner, along with several volunteers, embarked on the following journey which led to the founding of Lalela.

July 2010 Provided arts education to youth from disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, Monday through Thursday, in partnership with the South African National Gallery during the Soccer World Cup, when South African children were out of school for six weeks.

January 2011 Formally began building the foundation of our model for arts education programmes in our partner schools in the townships of Imizamo Yethu, Hangberg and Masiphumelele. Expanding Lalelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total reach to 50 students.

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July 2010 Implemented informal after-school arts education workshops on Fridays at the Community Centre in Imizamo Yethu.

October 2012 Opened the Lalela I AM Peace Centre for the Arts in Northern Uganda in partnership with Hope North, bringing arts education to 300 former child soldiers. Expanding Lalelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total reach to 550 students.

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February 2013 Implemented programme in Nyanga, Cape Town in partnership with the Amy Foundation. Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 780 students.

June 2013 - Began workshops in Rorke’s Drift, rural KwaZuluNatal, in partnership with KHULA (David Rattray Foundation). Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 860 students.

January 2014 Both the principals of Hout Bay High School and Silikamva High School (in Hout Bay) introduced Lalela as a compulsory subject for all Grade 8 learners. Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 1090 students.

January 2015 Sentinel Primary School (Hout Bay) made Lalela compulsory for all Grade 1 and 2 learners. Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 1720 students.

January 2015 Expanded our footprint to Gauteng thanks to a partnership with the Tomorrow Trust in Johannesburg. Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 1500 students.

Students engaged in the arts are 5x less likely to drop out of school* and 3x more likely to graduate and outperform peers on standardised tests.** * Arts Educator Navigator, Fact & Figures, Pg.5 ** Source: NEA Research Report

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July 2015 Opened Lalela’s Centre of Arts and Innovation in Maboneng Precinct in Johannesburg, providing arts education to learners in downtown Johannesburg. Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 2100 students.

March 2015 Brought our work to Mfuleni, Cape Town in partnership with Afrika Tikkun. Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 1840 students.

May 2016 Commenced workshops at Happy Valley Primary School in Blue Downs, significantly increasing our reach in Cape Town through a partnership with Mellon Educate. Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 3000 students.

July 2016 Began providing our arts education curriculum to children affected by HIV/AIDS in Wentworth, Durban in partnership with Keep a Child Alive and ZoëLife. Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 3250 students.

August 2017 – Partner with Zara’s Centre in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to expand our reach to 4670 students.

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July 2017 – Groundbreaking partnership with Acorn Education in Fisantekraal, Cape Town with five facilitators working with 1350 learners. Expanding our reach to 4600 students.

December 2017 Due to overall growth Lalela now provides educational arts to close to 5000 students across South Africa and beyond.

Our Story

We support transformation In the township of Imizamo Yethu, Western Cape, South Africa, one afternoon twenty students gathered for their first experience of the arts. This marked the beginning of what was soon to become Lalela. Lalela Project Trust was formally registered as a non-profit organisation in South Africa in June 2010, conducting informal after-school arts education workshops prior to this time. In January 2011 Lalela commenced formal after-school arts education workshops at our partner schools in Hout Bay and Masiphumelele, Western Cape. Every day after school, in the hours when children are most vulnerable to abuse of

every kind, we work to break the barriers of challenge. We start early (age 6) in developing the art of imagination and continue through to grade 12 to connect the arts to everything important in a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, from core academics to critical life skills. By building our curriculum at the intersection of arts education, academic achievement and critical life skills, Lalelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workshops activate whole-brain thinking, developing the creative potential of at-risk youth, empowering them to become innovative role models with meaningful careers. Our role in arts education is not to churn out artists; it is to help blaze the trail in whole-brain thinking with a proven path to innovation and new job creation.

MISSION STATEMENT: Lalela provides educational arts for at-risk youth to spark creative thinking and awaken the entrepreneurial spirit.

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why the arts?

Why the arts? Students engaged in the arts are five times less likely than their peers to drop out of school and three times as likely to graduate from college, allowing them to pursue greater career opportunities. Children raised in poverty are subjected to lower levels of education, which results in high dropout rates. According to the South African Centre for Development and Enterprise (www.cde.org.za), analyses show strong positive relationships between socioeconomic status and learner achievement across countries, across age levels and across academic levels of study. The arts are often the first subject to be removed from school due to a lack of resources, yet the importance of creativity in a child’s life is significant. Research proves that arts education enriches the lives of students, increasing their academic, social, mental and economic well-being over the long term.

“Arts education fosters bright, creative and socially engaged students who will grow up to be our next leaders, parents, teachers, artists and engineers. Their innovative ideas will shape industries; their creative thinking will find out-of-the-box solutions for a global society and will provide students with a way to understand themselves and have a sense of belonging.” – Jane Chu, National Endowment for the Arts (https://www.arts.gov/)

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ALWAYS INSPIRE WITH CREATIVITY REIMAGINE CHALLENGE AS OPPORTUNITY TRUST WE CAN BE TRAILBLAZERS OF CHANGE

LALELA (la·le·la) v

Lalela is a Zulu word that means “to listen”, and it is at the heart of what we do. By listening to children’s individual stories and each community’s needs, we are able to understand the challenges and, in turn, provide creative solutions.

why the arts?

Our arts education programme It contributes to six outcomes, which are key indicators of life and academic success.

1. Academic achievement

For at-risk students, arts education increases school attendance, student motivation and academic success across the curriculum, with art students outperforming their peers on standardised tests.

2.Critical problem-solving

Students who study the arts re-evaluate their work as they go and develop advanced problem-solving skills, adapting their artwork to new perspectives and materials. As a result, art students are more likely to approach problems with patience and innovative thinking.

3. Communication and collaboration

Arts education provides students with a wide variety of collaborative projects, ranging from painting murals to participating in theatrical and musical performances. These projects teach students how to work as a team, navigating each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strengths and weaknesses.

4. Grit and perseverance

Students in the arts receive ongoing, constructive feedback and understand that feedback is a tool for improvement. Artists constantly draft, practise or rehearse their work before its presentation. They develop the humility and grit to acknowledge criticism and adjust their art as needed.

5. Creativity and innovation

At the centre of arts education is the development of student creativity and innovation. In the arts, students are not confined by one answer. Instead, they are continually asked to try new things and seek alternatives. This kind of creative thinking is a key first step towards innovation, which is essential in an increasingly competitive world.

6. Confidence and leadership

The presentation of their work, through exhibit or performance, gives art students a sense of accomplishment. As a result, they develop a strong sense of identity and confidence in their ability to interpret concepts and express their opinions, driving their ability to perform as leaders in their communities.

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Our theory of change

Our Theory of Change We have developed a Monitoring and Evaluation Learning (MEL) model that allows us to measure the impact of our programme on a short- and long-term basis. The Lalela MEL model has been iteratively developed in a participatory manner and is firmly based on actualities on the ground. The MEL model has been designed to be integrated into Lalela’s programme processes and operations, so that it is part of the workflow at all levels.

Our innovative Theory of Change allows us to strengthen and refine the development of our arts education programme and ensures that we remain focused on the objectives. Our Theory of Change is based on the understanding that innovative and creative young people will contribute to social and economic development.

Lalela graduates are role models and innovative with meaningful careers

Creative problem solving

LONG-TERM OUTCOMES

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LTO2: Positive role models

LTO1: Active citizens • more involved in communities • more involved at school • more involved at home

MEDIUMTERM OUTCOMES

MTO1: Better interactions with others • • • • •

with other friends with school staff at home + community better communication skills better social & emotional intelligence

SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES

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• • • •

LTO3: Meaningful work/further education

• Leadership positions at school and in the community

• more innovative • % graduates in meaningful employment and type • % graduates in higher education and type

MTO2: More positive behaviour: Healthier choices

MTO3: More positive behaviour: Greater tenacity

less substance abuse less teenage pregnancy more respect for self less crime + aggression

• increased commitment, motivation & resillence • improved leadership & responsibility • improved grit, drive & resillence

STO1: More positive towards self, others and future

STO2: More creative

• more respectful • more confident • more positive future goals

• more imagination • better art skills • more use of art to manage stress and emotion

MTO4: Better cognitive and school performance • • • • •

higher school pass rates high school graduation rates fewer school drop-outs better school marks better cognitive functioning

Our methodology

Our Methodology Lalela’s unique methodology is one of the key factors to our programme’s success. Our methodology has been in development since 2011. We work every day after school and during school holidays, when children are most vulnerable to sources of abuse of any kind, including gang violence, HIV/ AIDS infection and physical abuse. Lalela provides a safe space for students to imagine and manifest a different future for themselves and their communities. Our programmes are designed to create permanent change with positive outlooks, community role models and the mind-set for our students to design a more certain future for themselves. This is executed through our curriculum and facilitation methods, which are supported by thorough needs assessments, rigorous training of facilitators, diligent implementation as well as community-based strategic partnerships. Ideas, Art and Music (I AM) are the signature components of every Lalela curriculum. At Lalela, we engage and empower youth in creative thinking and solutions. Our arts education programme is not a handout; it is a hand-up. Core to our methodology is our philosophy that we do not teach learners “what to think”, rather we provide experiential learning that encourages learners “how to think”. The I AM curriculum empowers Lalela students with the character traits and life skills to be a part of the I ACT model of change: Innovation in Lalela’s classrooms plus Activation sparks creative thinking and awakens the entrepreneurial spirit. Through Collaboration with each other and with Lalela’s community partners, our students are equipped with the tools for Transformation.

Each curriculum:

We connect the arts to everything important in a child’s life, from core academics to critical life skills. Every lesson has a consistent rhythm, with an icebreaker, creative meditation, arts implementation and reflection. We focus on respect for timeliness and for each other in a collaborative and safe setting.

Our curriculum design team comes from diverse disciplines of business, innovation, arts education and psychosocial therapy. Our arts education integrates visual, auditory and kinesthetics learning modalities to stimulate neural pathway development and activate primary learning channels.

Our rigorous training and staff management, frequent communication and best practices work in combination to continuously improve and refine programmes. We promote positive classroom behaviour and attitudes by rewarding attendance, collaborative work, respect, courage and leadership. Through the positive rewards system, we expose our learners at every opportunity to engage in the world of the arts by visits to art galleries and museums, performances at leading music and theatrical venues and attending lectures and presentations by artists. Lalela has developed a unique replicable model that can easily be implemented in other communities.

Is stand alone with a step-by-step process which allows any person with basic arts training to implement and adapt it in any community Has a primary and secondary goal to connect the curriculum to our Theory of Change (TOC) outcomes Includes baseline questions asked at the beginning and the end of each session to measure the primary and secondary goals

Lalela supports and is aligned with these Sustainable Development Goals

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Our Story

“In my workshops we create beautiful, inspiring, sometimes heart-breaking art together. But we also laugh and cry, we talk about how we can overcome, we dream and we plot and plan each student’s success.” – Firdous Hendricks, Lalela facilitator at Hout Bay High School

Our impact

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IMPACT 20 2012 50

our student growth

2010

2014

4870

250

2013

number of

children in

500

programmes

1 000

2015

2016

1 500

2017

3 250

number of schools

(voluntary + compulsory)

263

Number of teachers trained as part of NAC HeartMap Social Cohesion Programme [A proprietary Lalela Curriculum]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1O 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

number of communities we OPERATE in 1

10 234

classes taught in 2017

Number of facilitators 2017

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our communities

Our communities Northern Uganda

We currently work in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Rorke’s Drift in South Africa. We also work in Zimbabwe and Northern Uganda. Through strategic and school partnerships we bring our arts education programmes to at-risk children who have very little or no access to the arts. In developing and growing the programme we seek strategic programmatic partnerships with community-based organisations who have similar visions, values and interests regarding youth development. Our programmatic partners allow us to scale our programmes successfully and to have far greater reach across South Africa, providing greater levels of access to educational arts.

Programmatic Partner:

Hope North We provide educational arts to former child soldiers, orphans and other young survivors of Uganda’s brutal civil war.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe Programmatic Partner: Zara’s Centre

Johannesburg school Partners:

We are based in our own Centre for Arts and Innovation in Maboneng Precinct and partner with the following inner city primary and high schools – Metro College, Beyhan College, JW Saints High School, Providence College, Kube School and Mahlasedi High School. Programmatic Partner:

Cape town

Tomorrow Trust

school partners:

Sentinel Primary, Oranjekloof Primary, Hout Bay High and Silikamva High schools in Hout Bay; Ukhanyo Primary and Masiphumelele High schools in Masiphumelele, Fish Hoek.

Rorke’s drift (KwaZulu-Natal). Programmatic Partner:

KHULA (David Rattray Foundation) in Oscarsberg Primary and Shiyane High Schools, Rorke’s Drift.

Programmatic Partners:

Afrika Tikkun in Mfuleni Amy Foundation in Nyanga Mellon Educate in Blue Downs Acorn Education in Fisantekraal, Durbanville.

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Durban (KwaZulu-Natal). Programmatic Partners:

Keep A Child Alive and Zoë-Life, Wentworth, Durban.

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School Partners

Our primary communities of operation are Imizamo Yethu and Hangberg in Hout Bay and Masiphumelele near Fish Hoek in the Western Cape, and Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg in Gauteng. It is here where we develop our model, measure our impact, and work directly with the core communities. We predominantly partner with no-fee or low-fee public schools in these communities, where art is not included in the core curriculum.

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Community: Hangberg

Hangberg, Hout Bay, is a predominately mixed-race English- and Afrikaansspeaking community. Although Hangberg was once a flourishing fishing village, over the years there has been a steady decline in economic health, leading to a decrease in employment opportunities and basic services. As a result, the area suffers from extreme poverty, housing shortages, domestic violence, political clashes, gangsterism and substance abuse problems.

1. Hout Bay High School Hout Bay High: 1 facilitator 1 Intern 202 learners 6 classes/week

Lalela has been providing arts education to students at Hout Bay High School since 2011. In 2017, we saw a total of 202 learners, teaching six classes per week.

“It has been difficult at times, the children we work with are hit with every challenge life has to offer. In my workshops we create beautiful, inspiring, sometimes heart-breaking art together. But we also laugh and cry, we talk about how we can overcome, we dream and we plot and plan each student’s success.” – Firdous Hendricks, Lalela facilitator at Hout Bay High School

2. Sentinel Primary School Sentinel Primary: 3 facilitators 2 interns 473 learners 13 classes/week

Sentinel Primary School, the sole primary school in Hangberg, is a no-fee school with 986 learners. Some of the challenges faced by the school are low literacy levels, poor academic performance, poor school attendance and severe behaviour problems. The latter is one of the major barriers to learning at the school, as the learners display the impact of the high levels of violence at home and in their community, exhibiting aggressive behaviour towards one another and their teachers. In 2017, Lalela worked with a total of 473 learners, teaching 13 classes a week.

“The biggest challenge at the beginning was definitely behaviour, but once we got into the rhythm of our Lalela routine, the children settled down, especially after meditation. They worked very hard and I can see their listening and attention skills have improved.” – Nwabisa Ndogeni, Lalela facilitator at Sentinel Primary

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“Joining Lalela was life-changing. At first I joined because I love art but I got so much more. Lalela taught me to love myself, love others and to care about my community.” - Melody, grade 9 1. Silikamva High School Silikamva High School: 1 facilitator 1 intern 371 learners 11 classes/week

Oranjekloof Primary: 2 facilitators 2 interns 180 learners 5 classes/week

Community: Imizamo Yethu

The community of Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay, is an informal or shack settlement of approximately 40 000 Xhosa-speaking individuals (the other predominant language being English). Imizamo Yethu, or IY, meaning “People have gathered” in Xhosa, is comprised primarily of domestic workers, gardeners and security guards. The area suffers from extreme poverty, overcrowding, poor sanitation and unemployment, as well as drug and alcohol abuse.

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Silikamva High School opened its doors for the first time in January 2013. The name means “We are the future” and is an apt description of the learners who attend and the expectations the community has of them. Positioned right next to the settlement of Imizamo Yethu, the vast majority of the Silikamva children are from IY. Lalela has been operating at the school since it opened in 2013, where we started working as an extra-mural programme with the grade 8 & 9 learners. Due to the impact of our programme on academic achievement, learner behaviour and active citizenship, Lalela has been made compulsory for all the grade 8 learners at the school. In 2017, Lalela worked with a total of 371 learners, teaching 11 classes a week.

2. Oranjekloof Primary School Lalela has been working in partnership with Oranjekloof Primary School since 2011. In 2017, we worked with a total of 180 learners, teaching five classes per week.

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Community: Masiphumelele

Masiphumelele is a township near Fish Hoek, Cape Town. Initially known as Site 5, the township was renamed Masiphumelele – a Xhosa name meaning “Let us succeed” – by its residents. The majority of the inhabitants of Masiphumelele, or Masi, as it is colloquially known, are Xhosa-speaking. Basic amenities are scarce in the community, which has an overcrowded school, an understaffed clinic and no police station. In addition, it is estimated that 30-40% of the community are infected with HIV and/or tuberculosis.

Ukhanyo Primary & Masiphumelele High: 1 facilitator 1 intern 134 learners 5 classes /week

Lalela Centre for Arts and Innovation: 2 facilitators 1 co-facilitator 332 learners 8 classes /week

1. Ukhanyo Primary & Masiphumelele High School Lalela has been working with students from Ukhanyo Primary and Masiphumelele High School since 2011. In 2017, Lalela brought arts education to a total of 134 learners, teaching five classes per week.

Community: Maboneng

The inner-city community of Maboneng comprises multiple ethnicities within the downtown area of the Johannesburg CBD. Representing a microcosm of urban South Africa, the area is home to approximately two million multilingual individuals from South Africa and the greater African continent. Challenges are ever-present, as the area suffers from severe poverty, crime, violence, domestic abuse, overcrowding, poor sanitation and unemployment as well as the inevitable presence of drug and alcohol abuse.

1. Lalela Centre for Arts and Innovation The Lalela Centre for Arts and Innovation was opened in Maboneng, Johannesburg, in July 2015. The Centre was designed to be a safe space for children to go to after school. Facilitators at the Centre provide arts education to learners from a variety of inner city schools, from grade R through to grade 11. In 2017, Lalela worked with 332 learners, teaching eight classes per week.

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Programmatic Partners

We grow our arts programme through strategic partnerships with other youth development organisations that do not expose their youth to the arts. Our programmatic partners allow us to position ourselves at the forefront of arts education in Southern Africa and enhance our ability to advocate the critical contribution that the arts make to academic achievement, socio-economic change and innovation.

Western Cape 2. Mellon Educate In 2016, Lalela partnered with Mellon Educate to introduce the Lalela programme to students from Happy Valley Primary School in Blue Downs, Western Cape. In 2017, Lalela taught 900 learners at Happy Valley Primary, from grade 1 to grade 7, in 25 classes a week.

1. Amy Foundation Lalela launched its programme in 2013 in partnership with the Amy Foundation in Nyanga, Cape Town, with classes taking take place at Vukukhanyo Primary School for learners from grade 4 to grade 7. In 2017, Lalela provided arts education to 58 learners, teaching four classes per week.

4. Afrika Tikkun In 2015, Lalelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s after-school programme in Mfuleni, Cape Town, commenced in partnership with Afrika Tikkun. Based at the Zolile Malindi Community Centre in Mfuleni, Lalela provides arts education to 72 grade 3 learners, teaching four classes a week, as part of the after-school activities at the centre.

3. Acorn Education In July 2017, Lalela launched a groundbreaking partnership with Acorn Education at Trevor Manuel Primary School, which is based in Fisantekraal, a segregated and isolated semi-rural community near Durbanville in the Western Cape. The Lalela team at Trevor Manuel Primary School participated in one of Lalelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most intensive programmes undertaken to date, with five facilitators and five co-facilitators working with 1 340 learners (from grade 1 to grade 7), teaching a total of 140 classes a week.

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Gauteng

1. Tomorrow Trust Lalela partnered with Gautengbased NGO Tomorrow Trust at the beginning of 2015. Tomorrow Trust focuses on improving the academic results of learners through after-school homework support and tutoring. Lalela joined their Saturday class programme, as Tomorrow Trust’s goal of improving academic performance resonates with Lalela’s long-term aims – to improve academic performance and ensure lower dropout rates. In 2017, Lalela taught 76 learners in grade 8 and 9 in 2 classes per week. In addition, Lalela presented holiday programme workshops as well as an end-ofyear exhibition. The Tomorrow Trust academic year culminated with an exhibition and awards ceremony, which prominently featured the artworks created by the Lalela grade 8 and 9 learners.

KwaZulu-Natal

1. Keep a Child Alive/Zoe-life

2. KHULA

Lalela partnered in 2016 with Keep a Child Alive and Zoe-Life to bring arts education to children affected by HIV/AIDS in Wentworth, KwaZulu-Natal. Workshops for learners from grade 1 to grade 11 after school and during school holidays take place at the Blue Roof Life Space in Wentworth. In 2017, Lalela taught four classes per week and reached 129 learners.

In 2013, Lalela started working in partnership with KHULA, formerly known as the David Rattray Foundation, in Rorke’s Drift, rural KwaZulu-Natal, reaching learners from grade R to grade 11. Initially focusing only on Oscarsberg Primary School, the partnership has grown to include Shiyane High School, as the first group of grade 7 learners who joined Lalela in 2013 completed grade 11 in 2017. In 2017, Lalela facilitators in Rorke’s Drift taught 11 classes per week to a total of 601 learners in grades R to grade 11.

Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Zara’s Centre

Uganda

“The programme is a big hit with the children and has impacted so positively on their knowledge and art skills. The Lalela programme is a ‘gamechanger’, as it provides for self-expression and sharing ideas through collaborative art work, to ventilate deepseated stresses or just to let off occasional steam.”

In 2017, Lalela started its second programme outside South Africa through a partnership with Zara’s Centre in Zimbabwe. As a result of this partnership, Lalela provides arts education in Bulawayo to roughly 70 children from grade 1 to grade 5.

Hope North In 2012, one of Lalela’s earliest partnerships commenced with Hope North, Northern Uganda with the launch of the Lalela I AM Peace Centre for the Arts. The centre is a safe space for approximately 300 former child soldiers, who have the chance to express themselves through art and creativity.

Mr Connick, Principal, Zara’s Centre

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Special Programmes

2. Female Empowerment

Our Female Empowerment programme works with young women as they enter high school, in order to encourage them to remain in school, develop the confidence to excel in their academic studies and the courage to dream beyond what is expected of them. In 2017 Lalela had 60 girls participating in the Female Empowerment Programme. Our girls ended the year with a renewed sense of self-worth and the confidence to embrace and be proud of who they are.

1. Leadership

Every year Lalela chooses 12 to 14 student leaders from Silikamva and Hout Bay High Schools to participate in our 15-month leadership programme. Lalela works in partnership with Learn to Lead (learntolead. co.za/) for the first six months and then with the Many Hats Institute (www.themanyhats. org/) for the remaining nine months in order to implement the DREAM curriculum. The leadership programme encourages social cohesion between the communities of Hangberg and Imizamo Yethu by transforming students into role models of collaboration and integration. We kickstart the year with our annual leadership camp, which serves as orientation of the Lalela leadership programme as well as a relationship-building opportunity between the learners from two very diverse communities.

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Each year, our Female Empowerment learners have the opportunity to create Heart Map Awards for the honorees at Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Entrepreneurship Day, which takes place every November at the United Nations in New York. It is truly inspiring for our Female Empowerment students to connect with these powerful women.

3. LalelaLive!

LalelaLive! is the music programme offered by Lalela. It is available to grade 8 Lalela learners from Hout Bay and Silikamva High Schools working in partnership with the Woodstock Academy of Music (WAM), and gives learners exposure to a wide array of musical instruments and vocal techniques through individual lessons with experienced musicians. In its pilot year, LalelaLive! students learned about writing music and choreography, had the chance to perform with a reggae band and recorded three original tracks in the WAM studios.

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5. Civic Engagement Mandela Day Hout Bay

4. Shakespeare Schools Festival SA Human Rights Day Hout Bay

For the past four years Lalela students have participated in the South African Shakespeare Schools Festival. The festival has not only given our learners an opportunity to explore their talent for performing arts, but also exposed them to the world of theatre, in particular the work of Shakespeare. Under the direction of Claire Baker, the students adapted Macbeth to incorporate different South African languages, renaming it Makhubetha, with their performance earning them a standing ovation at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town.

Maboneng Precinct In 2017, Lalela was extremely honoured to be invited by the Johannesburg division of the Shakespeare Schools Festival of South Africa (SSFSA) to perform a localised 30-minute version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Under the enthusiastic direction of first-time stage director, Lalela graduate and now staff member, Portia Quemekoane, the performance took place in September at the Joburg Theatre to positive acclaim.

Hout Bay

To commemorate Human Rights Day on 21 March, Lalela students reimagined spaces in their communities through colourful murals. Our Cape Town team created a mural at Masiphumelele High School, designed by Lalela learners and inspired by their awareness of the right to education. The day saw learners from Hout Bay, Silikamva and Masiphumelele High Schools working together to complete the mural, followed by a slam poetry competition.

Maboneng Precinct In honour of Human Rights Day, Lalela learners from Maboneng painted a colourful mural at the Rhema Children’s Village. The Rhema Children’s Village offers a safe environment for severely impoverished children in the inner city of Johannesburg and surrounding areas.

To celebrate Mandela Day, our Lalela team and learners from several programmes across South Africa dedicated 67 minutes to doing something to improve the lives of others. In the true spirit of Ubuntu, our Cape Town team united to pay tribute to Madiba by painting the homes of those affected by the devastating fires in Imizamo Yethu with fire-retardant intumescent paint, in conjunction with Thula Thula. Through this process we not only beautified the community, but also hopefully helped prevent the recurrence of another fire of such magnitude. Lalela was assisted with sponsorships by the Community Chest and the V&A Waterfront to procure the fire-retardant paint.

Maboneng Precinct Lalela learners in the Maboneng programme spent their 67 minutes on Mandela Day painting murals in the Children’s Renal Ward of the Johannesburg General Hospital. 40 learners participated on the day to rejuvenate the space with murals that would brighten the patients’ lives.

Hout Bay Fires A horrific fire blazed through the township of Imizamo Yethu in March 2017, resulting in four deaths, destroying approximately 1 000 homes and leaving thousands of people homeless. Our team immediately mobilised relief efforts, and many of our older learners assisted at production lines, packing food parcels, toiletries and clothing packs, as well as playing with the younger children. This created a strong sense of community and achievement for all involved. When classes were resumed, we focused on providing psychosocial support through special curricula to all the children affected by the fire.

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World AIDS Day Hout Bay

On World AIDS Day, Lalela Leadership learners in Hout Bay decided to create an awareness campaign to educate their communities about AIDS. The students designed posters with quotes and useful facts, which were then posted all over the Hout Bay community including in schools, clinics, shops, markets, taxis, buses, libraries and restaurants.

Wentworth, Durban Lalela facilitators and learners in KwaZulu-Natal commemorated World Aids Day with creative sessions at the Blue Roof Life Centre. The sessions engaged participants in the concepts of community and unity, and concluded with reflections, a gratitude circle and a shared lunch.

Youth Day Hout Bay

In commemoration of the Soweto student uprising of 16 June 1976, our Lalela Cape Town Leaders planned, organised and hosted an event at Kronendal Primary School in Hout Bay with the theme â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bringing our different communities togetherâ&#x20AC;?. More than 250 students attended the event, where Lalela students showcased their abilities and passions in a talent show.

Maboneng Precinct Lalela Maboneng learners celebrated their Youth Day at the NASREC Expo Centre, where they gained practical experience as DJs in a radio station booth as well as participating in a live campus radio show.

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Holiday Programmes Since its inception as a holiday programme during the 2010 June school holidays, Lalela has kept its focus on providing a safe space for the children in its communities during the times of the year when they do not attend school. In 2017, Lalela presented special holiday programmes across all its regions during the April, June and December holidays. In Hout Bay, the April holiday programme was dedicated to helping children express their feelings after a devastating local fire, while the Maboneng Precinct partnered with Wits Art Museum to host art-making workshops in gallery spaces. The theme of the June holiday programme was Ubuntu and artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; South African identity; primary school learners in Hout Bay had the privilege of working side by side with world-renowned artist Jane Waterous on life-sized self-portraits, while high

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school learners conceptualised and produced photographic artworks alongside contemporary artists Tony Gum, Jody Paulsen and Juan Stockenstroom. The December holiday programme in all communities was based on the concepts of generosity and gift-giving; in addition to making hand-made gifts for their friends and families, learners gifted their time and skills to their schools by decorating their buildings with colourful murals.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing my art on display for the first time in the Lalela Gallery was what changed my life. I knew then that anything was possible.â&#x20AC;? Siyolisi Bani, 2013, Lalela graduate and Art Facilitator

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“Seeing our artwork on display and how beautiful it looked was amazing. People even stopped and took photographs next to it. I felt so proud!” Keisha Opperman, grade 8

One&Only

January/Best of Exhibition The January 2017 “Free Up… Dream Up” Exhibition was launched at an opening hosted by Lalela CEO and Founder Andrea Kerzner at the Lalela Gallery, One&Only hotel, Cape Town and was accompanied by a High Tea. The exhibition celebrated the “best of” artwork from the Cape Town programmes for 2016.

Mandela Day Exhibition On 18 July 2017, Lalela was proud to present an exhibition of artworks honouring the ideals of Nelson Mandela at the Lalela Gallery, One&Only, Cape Town. The life-size cardboardcutout figures which were created during the holiday workshops with Jane Waterous were mounted on specially constructed bleachers flanking the walls of the gallery space, along with brightly painted sonotube portraits. The centre of attention at the opening was Jane Waterous, who shared anecdotes of the time she spent with Lalela students during the holiday programme.

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Cape Town Art Fair In February, Lalela participated in the Cape Town Art Fair for the fourth consecutive year. Our interactive stand, themed “The Art of Listening”, was particularly distinctive, thanks to its vibrant artwork, high-demand Lalela scarves and opportunity to interact with Lalela students, who were present throughout the weekend. Attendees at the Art Fair were invited to listen to specially created music and create clay sculptures inspired by what they heard. Lending further vibrancy was renowned artist and Lalela ambassador Tony Gum, who officially coordinated all of Lalela’s social media for the event.

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FNB Joburg Art Fair The tenth edition of the FNB Joburg Art Fair was held over four days in September 2017 at the Sandton Convention Centre. For the second year in a row, Lalela was chosen as the sole Youth Education Charity and hosted its own stand. Lalela facilitators from the Maboneng Lalela Centre for Arts and Innovation conducted art fair tours for school students and hosted an interactive “LifeChanging Art” Post-It mural, which attracted artists, celebrities and members of the public throughout the weekend.

The rollout of the National Arts Council (NAC) Social Cohesion Heart Map Programme commenced in 2017. Through the programme 263 teachers from 150 schools in the Western and Northern Cape were trained to implement Lalela’s Heart Map curriculum in their individual schools. The Heart Map curriculum, which was initially developed in 2011 by Lalela as a means to develop social cohesion through its unique interview process, encourages learners from different communities to learn more about each other through art. By training teachers to facilitate the curriculum, Lalela has ensured that the Heart Map curriculum will have reached 12 080 learners in the Western Cape and 15 573 learners in the Eastern Cape – a total of 27 653 learners across two provinces during 2017.

“The educators who attended were excited about going through the workshop as they could see and experience first-hand the benefits of the wellstructured activities to be used effectively in class.” Chantel Ross, subject advisor for the Cape Winelands district from the Western Cape Education Department

“The art fair was a most thrilling and motivating experience for me and something that no one can take away. The event is not something anyone can prepare you for; you have to experience it yourself.” Sindile, Lalela learner

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The Lalela scarf

To continue and sustain the current level of operations and the anticipated growth of the organisation, Lalelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creative Director has collaborated with African Lab Designs to develop luxury scarves and products using artwork created by learners whilst part of the programme. These scarves and products are sold directly to the public or to high-end retail outlets, locally and internationally, with 100% of the proceeds being donated to Lalela. These donated funds are used solely for programmatic activities. * Available to purchase at 20 partner stores

NUMBER OF SCARVES SOLD IN 2017

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Our Corporate partners & donors Maboneng

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The V&A Waterfront and Lalela continue to share a special partnership that has over the past five years allowed both parties to positively impact the lives of beneficiaries through a number of successful project partnerships that bring beauty and vibrancy to our property. Kids giving back for other kids is a motto they embrace and this has been evident in our many projects such as the beautification of the Somerset Hospital Children’s Ward, The Breadline Africa container library series and many more. We are privileged to have Lalela as a partner and wish them continued success in their work.”

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We have had the pleasure of working closely with Lalela over the past three years completing all print requirements for their various exhibitions throughout South Africa. Being able to see firsthand the difference they’ve made in the community of Hout Bay has been a great honour!”

Belinda Jane Hobden, Owner SmartArt

Henry Matthys, Programme Manager: Social Inclusion and Placemaking, V&A Waterfront 2017

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Launched in South Africa in March 2017, the Lalela Class Campaign is focused on individual donors, small groups and corporates to annually support one to multiple Lalela classes. The goal was to match Lalela supporters with classes, keeping donors updated on classroom communication and content. The average size of a Lalela classroom is 24 learners, served by a Lalela facilitator and co-facilitator who have undergone training in our proprietary curriculum and methodology. Each learner is equipped with unique experiential learning and support, which extends beyond the classroom and into the community. If we are able to fulfil our core funding appeal along with core funding support, we can sustain our programmatic future and support.

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