AMANDLA Social Enterprises

AMANDLA uses the power of sport combined with holistic education to empower young people and to change lives. As a catalyst, the Safe-Hubs serve as safe, educational centres in communities characterised by poverty, unemployment and inequality. OUR STORY AMANDLA was established in Khayelitsha, the largest township in South Africa, in 2007. Florian Zech founded the organisation with support from a team of local and international volunteers. He had been working and living in a Khayelitsha orphanage for a year as part of his civil service. During this time Florian experiences local youths desperate need for education and alternatives to the crime, violence and substance abuse that surround them. Together with young people from Khayelitsha, he developed the AMANDLA idea. What began as a response to young peoples need in Khayelitsha has become a globally recognized platform to catalyse social change. Our evidence-based approach to youth development is designed to disrupt the intergenera...