Our Story

Galeshewe Youth Network (GYN) was established in June 2019 and was formally registered on the 4 July of 2019 with the aim of bringing the spark back to Galeshewe, Kimberley and the Northern Cape as a whole. The organization started as an umbrella organization founded by four organizations namely Galeshewe Green, Galeshewe Sports, Arts & Culture, Teemaneng Arts & Tourism Development and Galeshewe Mathematics & Science Institute, targeting different sectors that are critical to our development and restoration efforts.

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Experienced perpetual growth since its inception lobbying and advocating for equal opportunities for young people was funded by the National Lotteries in 2021 to host a 3 day NPO Governance workshop for 18 organizations in April 2021, partnered with Department of Sport, Arts & Culture to host 16 June Youth Employment Acceleration drive where more than 100 young people registered on our database. 

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We started by providing essential services to our community by positioning the office as a resource and service center for young people.  GYN positioned itself to be a critical community-based response that seeks to minimize the impact of poverty and encourages young people to actively participate in education & skills development, employment acceleration and small business development initiatives. GYN is a youth-based model that gives community access to equal opportunities.  To individuals we offer basic leadership training programmes, personal development, start-up business support programmes to aspiring entrepreneurs.