ABOUT US |
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| The idea of City Year was introduced to South Africa through the association of former presidents Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton. Hosting a conference on Civil Society in Cape Town in 2001, Mandela extended an invitation to Clinton, who accepted and brought along a delegation from the US, which included representatives from City Year Inc.. It was after this conference that dialogue started about a possible City Year in South Africa. |
| Following initial discussions, City Year spent a period of time researching and connecting with relevant stakeholders in South Africa, including the City of Johannesburg, the National Youth Commission, the Umsobomvu Youth Fund, the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) and the Department of Labour. |
| Since its inception in 2005 City Year South Africa has graduated over 1000 Service Leaders who collectively engaged over 23 000 children through after school programs and various other projects. In total these Service Leaders have completed an estimated 874 820 hours of service. |