Our ecosystem
Three doors into the same work
Most organisations reach a young person once. We built three, so that a child who meets us at seven can still be with us at twenty.
Foundation · Ages 5–13
Happy Feet Youth Project
Where it started. Arts, culture, dance and sport that reach children early, keep them off the street after school, and build the confidence everything else is stacked on.
Skills · Ages 13–18
iThuba Innovation Hub
STEM, digital skills, wellbeing and a supported route into tertiary study. Launched in 2017 and running daily.
Sustainability · Ages 18+
Siviwe Tours
Township tourism run by Langa residents, telling Langa's story on its own terms — creating work locally and helping sustain the youth programmes.
Happy Feet in motion
Gumboot dancing is where it starts
Dance — gumboot above all — is Happy Feet's front door: rhythm, discipline and performance that give children a reason to show up every afternoon.
The loop: tourism creates income and jobs → jobs fund and staff the youth programmes → the programmes produce the next generation of guides, coders and leaders.
Partners
Who we work with
Organisations and institutions that have supported, funded or collaborated with our programmes.
- Amazon Web Services
- Georgetown University
- UCLA
- IES Abroad
- Further Impact
Partner with us
Universities, companies and funders: there's room for more of you in this ecosystem.