Lalela Annual Report 2016

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our Mission lalela provides educational arts for at-risk youth to spark creative thinking and awaken the entrepreneurial spirit.

Contents 3 Message from our ceo 4 our story

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8 why the arts?

12 Methodology

This is how you can get involved

16 theory of change 18 communities

suPPort A lAlelA clAss, For A briGhter Future.

24 impact 26 sustainable Future 30 class appeal 32 Financials 36 news & events 42 Boards & team 44 contact details

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Message from our CEO

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MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO

There is a crisis...

Youth living in poverty and low-income communities are robbed of the opportunities that every child deserves. This has become a vicious cycle. Growing up in at-risk environments without adequate education and support, youth often turn to drugs, violence and crime, which perpetuates an endless circle of challenge and struggle for our communities.

And a solution.

Lalela creates a safe space for youth when they are most vulnerable. We use the transformative power of the arts to develop and inspire skills that change a child’s life and enables them to imagine a new future, one of real possibilities.

Growing up in South Africa, I saw many organizations providing aid and we wanted to provide a more sustainable long-term change.

By empowering youth through the arts, Lalela’s programs provide a hand-up, not a handout.

Art education benefits for the students are expansive, ranging from academic achievement to character development to the creative problem-solving abilities that are necessary to excel as innovators and entrepreneurs. For atrisk students in low-income communities, these critical life skills can easily make the difference between being consumed by the challenges of a disadvantaged community or rising above it to become successful young adults.

AndrEA kErZnEr ceo & FounDer: lalela We have seen the impact of the power of the arts in many of Lalela’s students. The most rewarding aspect of working at Lalela is seeing our students transform from engaging in destructive behaviors to successfully graduating high school and tertiary institutions.

Part of our growth is due to our strategy of partnering with other youth development organizations that do not provide an arts education component and that have an established infrastructure, which allows us to scale efficiently. We have many exciting partnerships currently in development, which will allow us to provide arts education to more and more at-risk youth in Sub-Saharan Africa.

I am delighted to share our first Annual Report.

With gratitude,

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our story Leading up to Lalela

Andrea kerzner along with several volunteers, embarked on the following journey which led to the founding of lalela.

2006 Brought arts programming to communities and schools in Namibia and to youth deeply affected

by HIV/AIDS in KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.

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.

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2008 Worked in conjunction with UNICEF in the Eastern Congo to help former child soldiers tell their stories through art and music.

OUR JOURNEY

OUR JOURNEY

LALELA (la·le·la) v

2007 Delivered art programs to children in Chad/Darfur refugee camps in collaboration with the IRC.

We support transformation In the township of Imizamo Yethu, Western Cape, South Africa, one afternoon twenty students gathered for their first experience in the arts. This marked a new beginning for what soon became Lalela.

of challenge. We start early (age 6) in developing the art of imagination and continue through grade 12 to connect the arts to everything important in a child’s life, from core academics to critical life skills.

Lalela Trust was formally registered as a non-profit organization in South Africa in June 2011 but ran informal after-school arts education workshops before this time. In January 2011 Lalela started running formal after-school arts education workshops at our partner schools in Hout Bay and Masiphumelele.

By building our curriculum at the intersection of arts education, academic achievement and critical life skills, Lalela’s workshops activate whole brain thinking, developing the creative potential of atrisk 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.

Every day after school, in the hours when children are most vulnerable to abuse of every kind, we work to break the barriers

OUR STORY

Lalela begins 2009 Received 501(c)3 status in New York.

2009 Developed the NightWatch campaign in partnership with Malaria No More. NightWatch is a communications campaign that airs nightly in malariaendemic communities, delivering life-saving health education by reminding families to sleep under their mosquito nets. “This campaign has saved thousands of lives.�

- Melinda Gates

* Arts educator navigator, Fact & Figures, Pg.5 ** source: neA research report

OUR JOURNEY

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.

students engaged in the arts are 5x less likely to drop out of school* and 3x more likely to graduate from college and outperform peers on standardized tests.**

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

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January 2011 Formally began building the foundation of our model for arts education programs in our partner schools in the townships of Imizamo Yethu, Hangberg and Masiphumelele.

Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 50 students.

June 2011 Lalela Trust registered as a nonprofit organization in South Africa.

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 Lalela’s total reach to 550 students.

January 2012 Lalela kicked off the year with 250 students.

February 2013 Implemented program in Nyanga, Cape Town in partnership with the Amy Biehl Foundation.

Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 780 students.

June 2013 Began providing our arts curriculum to children in Rorke’s Drift, rural KwaZulu-Natal, through a partnership with KHULA (David Rattray Foundation).

Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 860 students.

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“lalela offers children a chance to express themselves. it allows them to experience the world in a way that is different to what they’ve always known.”

Ms. AbderAsiet, GrAde 3 teAcher At sentinel PriMAry school

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.

OUR STORY

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.

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.

March 2015 Brought our work to Mfuleni, Cape Town in partnership with Afrika Tikkun.

Expanding Lalela’s total reach to 1840 students.

December 2016 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.

our year ended with 3500 students (in south africa alone).

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 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.

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Why the Arts?

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tudents 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, analyses show strong positive relationships between socio-

economic status and learner achievement across countries, across age levels and across academic areas 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.

For every 100 learners

who start school, only 50 will make it

to grade 12 40 will pass

12 will enroll at

tertiary institutions Source: SA Centre for Development and Enterprise

“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

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WHY THE ARTS?

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Lalela’s arts education program 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 standardized 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 or 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 theatrical and musical performances. These projects teach students how to work as a team, navigating each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

4. Grit and perseverance

Students in the arts receive constant, constructive feedback and understand that feedback is a tool for improvement. Artists persistently draft, practice 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 center 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 and express their opinions, driving their ability to perform as leaders in their communities.

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“I have learnt confidence in myself. In the past I used to compare myself a lot with other people and did not value my talents. Because of Lalela I am now positive, know and respect myself. I am made to feel special.”

Grade 10 learner Hout Bay High

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Our Methodology

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METHODOLOGY

Our approach

At lalela, we engage and empower youth in creative thinking and solutions. Our arts education program is not a handout; it is a hand-up. Core to our methodology, we do not teach learners “what to think,” rather we provide experiential learning that engages learners in “how to think.”

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e work every day after school and during school holidays, when children are most vulnerable to abuse of every kind, including gang violence, HIV/ AIDS and abuse. Lalela provides a safe space for students to imagine and manifest a different future for themselves and their communities.

Our programs 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, 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

program is not a handout; it is a handup. Core to our methodology, we do not teach learners “what to think,” rather we provide experiential learning that engages learners in “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 of Transformation.

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 a respect for timeliness and for each other in a collaborative and safe setting.

Lalela supports and is aligned with these United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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“She used to get angry very quickly and upset very fast and used to take things very personally. But now she is very cooperative, helpful and more focused.� Libby Bourne, Lalela facilitator

Each curriculum:

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

Our rigorous training and staff management, frequent communication and best practices works to continuously improve and refine programs.

We promote positive classroom behavior

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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.

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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

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Has a primary and secondary goal to connect the curriculum to the Theory of Change (TOC) outcomes

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Includes baseline questions asked at the beginning and the end of each session to measure the primary and secondary goals

METHODOLOGY

Our special programs it is important to us that we broaden our learners’ exposure to the Visual Arts. in addition to our core arts curriculum, lalela develops additional programs and forms new partnerships to further enrich our learners experience in the Arts. All our programs are developed with the Arts at its core.

2. Female Empowerment

1. LalelaLive!

LalelaLive! the Lalela music program enables at-risk youth to celebrate the diversity and creativity of music.

Through partnerships with celebrated musicians of a variety of genres, Lalela’s students learn about and are exposed to a wide array of musical instruments and vocal techniques, gaining confidence through public performances.

3. Civic engagement

Our Female Empowerment program works with young women in South Africa as they enter high school. This is the age when many girls drop out of school because of family and community pressures. We work with these young women to not only encourage them to remain in school, but develop the confidence to excel in their academics and the courage to dream beyond what is expected of them.

In addition to our afterschool and holiday programs, we work within the communities on civic engagement projects. Lalela celebrates community service year-round; however, for significant national and international holidays, we develop specific programs for our students to give back through the power of art. These holidays include: Mandela Day, International Women’s day, Heritage Day, Youth Day and Human Rights Day.

4. Shakespeare For the past three years Lalela has taken part in the South African Shakespeare Schools Festival. It has not only given our learners an opportunity to explore their talent for performing art but also exposed them to the world of theater with most of them visiting Artscape for the first time.

5. Leadership program Lalela’s leadership program empowers emerging student leaders with the knowledge and the applied skills of leadership to become role models in their schools and communities. For additional support Lalela works with local partners, such as Learn to Lead.

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Our Theory of Change We have developed a Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Model (MEL) that allows us to measure the impact of our program 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. There has been close interaction with staff from the South African office and input from the New York team. The tools have been piloted with all age groups and amended based on the findings from the pilot to ensure that they are appropriate. The MEL model has been designed to be integrated into Lalela’s program 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 program 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.

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THEORY OF CHANGE

iMPACT

lOng-TErM OuTCOMEs

MEdiuM-TErM OuTCOMEs

shOrT-TErM OuTCOMEs

lalela graduates are role models and innovative with meaningful careers

lto1: learners behave more positively towards themselves

lto2: learners behave more positively towards others

MTO1: learners are able to envision a better future

sto1: learners view themselves in a more positive light

sto2: learners view others in a more positive light

Overarching Outcome: learners have increased levels of creativity (expressive, productive, inventive, innovative & imaginative)

lto3: learners think more critically, creatively and independently

MTO2: learners use art as a tool for managing psychosocial issues

st03: learners view the arts in a more positive light

lto4: learners are able to access higher education/ employment opportunities

MTO3: learners’ academic and cognitive abilities are improved

sto4: learners’ creative ability is improved

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sto5: learners view education in a more positive light

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Our Communities northern uGanDa PROGRAM PARTNER:

Hope North.

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

JohannesBurG SCHOOL PARTNERS:

We currently work in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Rorke’s Drift in South Africa. We also work in Northern Uganda.

Through strategic and school partnerships we bring our arts education programs to at-risk children who have very little or no access to the arts. In developing and growing the program we seek strategic programmatic partnerships with community based organizations who have similar visions, values and interests regarding youth development.

Our programmatic partners allow us to scale our programs successfully and to have far greater reach across South Africa, providing greater levels of access to educational arts.

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We are based in our own Centre of 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.

PROGRAM PARTNER: Tomorrow Trust.

rorKe’s DriFt PROGRAM PARTNER:

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

DurBan PROGRAM PARTNERS:

Keep A Child Alive, Wentworth, Durban (KwaZulu-Natal) Zoë-Life, Wentworth, Durban (KwaZulu-Natal).

cape town SCHOOL PARTNERS :

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

PROGRAM PARTNERS:

Afrika Tikkun in Mfuleni, Amy Biehl Foundation in Nyanga; Mellon Educate in Blue Downs.

COMMUNITIES

“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.” siyolisi bAni, 2013, ForMer lAlelA leArner, now A lAlelA Art FAcilitAtor

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Quotes from our communities Ben Henderson,

CEO of Khula David Rattray Foundation

“Khula, formerly the David Rattray Foundation, operates in rural KwaZuluNatal. Our efforts are focused exclusively on supporting educational efforts in our local schools. For the last four years, we have partnered with Lalela in delivering self-improvement classes through art to the students of two schools in the Rorke’s Drift community. The learners absolutely love their Lalela classes and can’t get enough of them. The Lalela classroom is a source of pride and joy for everyone involved. The attending students, both Primary and Secondary, spend as much time there as possible and thoroughly enjoy the opportunity for creative expression. Some of the artwork is enterprising and unique, but the most important effect, to us, is the development it brings to the children. They mature with the program, learn to work together, to share, to function in a team and to deal with new concepts. The Lalela program is a strong complement for the academic development of young people – one that they acquire in no other way. As the students announce at each Lalela program function: “We love Lalela!”

“I am so pleased to hear that Lalela is continuing in Hout Bay High School as Keisha was very upset that she would not be able to continue next year in Grade 8. She loves Lalela.”

Mrs. Jayda Opperman, mother of Keisha Opperman (now grade 9 student)

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COMMUNITIES

“lalela has been a game changer in happy valley and had a significant impact on the behavior of learners in our school. we saw a huge improvement in learner attitudes towards the school and teachers after lalela joined. i cannot and will not imagine our school without lalela being part of it.”

Mrs. slaBBert, Deputy principal oF happy valley priMary school, cape town

Mr. Julius

Principal of Hout Bay High School, Cape Town

“lalela has been the quiet force behind the success of hout Bay high school over the last couple of years. they have been a constant at the school and everywhere i look i see lalela learners involved in their school. not only do they build confidence in the learners but they work closely with me and the teachers to improve learner behavior and attitudes. i am proud to have lalela as part of our school.”

Mr. Duffet

Principal of Silikamva High School, Cape Town

“lalela has been a partner, friend and fellow community activist with silikamva high school since our inception in 2013. they have actively engaged alongside us in finding solutions to what are complex and difficult community issues. lalela, through their art and life skills programs, have embraced the need to develop life-changing relationships that take time, often years, to have a significant impact. in doing so, many of the young people of our school have found a safe space to express themselves and pursue opportunities that would otherwise not have been available. this has been evident in their art classes, drama performances, career opportunities, holiday programs and leadership initiatives. i have no doubt that lalela’s involvement in the lives of our children has led to life-changing choices that will impact our individuals, families and communities for years to come.”

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“Learners with disciplinary issues who have attended Lalela have changed dramatically. Lalela is changing the lives of children through art.”

Mrs. Nomonde Daweti, Teacher at Masiphumelele High School

“Lalela offers children a chance to express themselves. It allows them to experience the world in a way that is different to what they’ve always known.”

Ms. Abderasiet, Grade 3 Teacher at Sentinel Primary School

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COMMUNITIES

“i will forever be grateful to the entire lalela team and students for opening my eyes to realities that are so foreign to me. lalela provides a light at the end of the tunnel and i feel blessed that i was able to be a part of it.”

JaZZ Mace, lalela intern 2014

“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.” siPhokAZi MndZoyi, GrAde 12 At silikAMVA hiGh school

“When I think of myself as a Lalela intern, this quote comes to mind: ‘a positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes.

It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.’ I discovered my capabilities this year and that with the tools that I have gained from Lalela I can take on any job.” siphesihle Blayi, lalela intern 2016

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IMPACT

Our impact in the first 6 years the nuMber oF yeArs lAlelA hAs been eMPowerinG At-risk youth throuGh ProGrAMs

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NUMBER OF SCHOOLS WE SERVE

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NUMBER OF LEARNERS ATTENDING OUR HOLIDAY PROGRAMS

NUMBER OF HOURS LEARNERS PARTICIPATED IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

ARTS EDUCATION HOURS PER YEAR

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Our sustainable future

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SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Donors & strategic Partners since our official inception in 2010 lalela has been primarily supported and funded through the founding Board Members, Board contributions and annual fundraising in the usA. Over time we have been growing corporate sponsorship, strategic in-kind support, private donations and foundation giving. in 2016 we secured funding from the national Arts Council of south Africa.

Our sustainable future as driven by our Board of Directors, our Sustainability Committee and our Five-Year Strategic Plan calls for sustainable and diversified funding. We aim to derive more investments from South Africa through interest in education and transformation. Our focus will be the further development of corporate sponsorship, a private donor and foundation platform, and our recently launched Class Campaign.

The Lalela scarves, inspired from student artwork have proven to become a popular merchandising and funding opportunity for Lalela. Our aim is to develop this range as well as other products and to continue to secure outlets and partners to support Lalela programs.

The One&Only Cape Town One of Lalela’s most significant and enduring partnerships has been with the One&Only Cape Town, home of the Lalela Gallery, which has regularly, since September 2012, presented exhibitions featuring the work of the Lalela students.

Similar to Lalela’s belief in providing a hand-up rather than a handout, the One&Only Cape Town firmly believes in providing career path opportunities and annually employs Lalela learners for the summer holiday period. This much sought-after opportunity provides the Lalela learners involved with a unique and invaluable means by which to learn skills within a world-class establishment that would normally not be available to them. The One&Only Cape Town also hosts and provides a Career Guidance Day to Lalela high school students on Mandela Day as their practical and hands-on 67 minutes of give-back in honor of Mandela Day. 2016

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Cape Town Art Fair Thanks to a partnership established with the Sovereign Arts Foundation and Fiera Milano, Lalela has been the sole non-profit arts education organization represented at the CTAF for the past three years, with a prominent stand displaying Lalela students’ art and scarves. It is anticipated that this valuable collaboration will grow in the future and will include interactive art installations.

“Since I joined last year my way of thinking has changed. I can think out of the box. This is important because if you don’t broaden your way of thinking, you will not achieve the things you want.

You will always underestimate yourself.”

Melikhaya Mdubeki, Lalela graduate 2015

Cape Town International Jazz Festival Lalela is proud to be associated with the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, thanks to the huge support of festival director and Lalela board member Billy Domingo. Our collaboration includes students being invited to participate in the skills development workshops, designing artwork for the Jazz Festival VIP lanyards and attending the Gigs-4-kids event. Every year our top Lalela student leaders are employed backstage as artist hosts at the free concert held at Greenmarket Square and the CTIJF Golf Day, Prize Giving and Auction. Lalela was granted a ‘hole’ at the Golf Day featuring Lalela artworks and was manned throughout the event by our students.

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SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

The FNB Joburg Art Fair In recognition of our prominent standing in South Africa as an organization providing educational arts, Lalela was selected as the sole education organization to participate in the 9th edition of the FNB Joburg Art Fair (JAF).

Situated in the Sandton International Convention Centre, the Lalela stand was a major drawcard at the JAF with its unique ‘Post It’ activation; members of the public were invited to respond to the question ‘What is Art?’, in the process completing a 2-meter squared Post it mural containing the words ‘“Art is Power.” Lalela was prominently featured in the official programming, with our students from Maboneng leading tours of the JAF for other Gauteng learners as well as a VIP presentation on the Sunday at the Lalela Centre for Arts and Innovation in the Maboneng Precinct. To quote from the closing FNB JAF media: “It is also near impossible to overstate the number of positive responses to the Lalela education program that saw children from various locations and regions of Gauteng visit the fair to join the guided tours and interact with the Lalela team. The program at the Fair demonstrated how broadening access to the event and to the world of contemporary art can translate into enriching the experience and interests of young audiences”.

our lead donors and strategic Partners

Maboneng

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Class Appeal

WE sErVE

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ClAssEs As oF deceMber 2016

We serve each class with a highly trained Lalela facilitator and co-facilitator.

We work with grade 1 to grade12 learners.

The average and optimal size of a Lalela classroom is 24 learners per class.

With core funding support we are able to fund a classroom at $3,000 per classroom per year.

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CLASS APPEAL

our appeal to you: there are many ways to have class... supporting one or more will make all the dierence in the world. when you support a lalela classroom, you will change many lives for good - one of those lives is likely to be yours.

Get your friends and co-workers together and learn how easy and fun it is to support a class.

Join our world class campaign at lalela.org

Launching 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 is 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’re able to fulfil our core funding appeal along with core funding support, we can sustain our programmatic future and support thousands of learners each year.

we give each student a unique and critical system of collaborative and experiential learning with support that extends beyond the classroom and into the community.

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financials LALELA PROJECT, INC. - NEW YORK STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets Revenue and Public Support Contribution and grants (Notes 1c and 2) Foundations Individuals Contributed services (Note 5) Special events (Note 5) Less: Direct event expenses Merchandise sales (Note 6) Total Revenue and Public Support Expenses Program Services Supporting Services Management and general Fundraising Total Supporting Services Total Expenses

$214,420 258,428 14,017 469,054 (68,856) 55,311 942,374 434,394 78,787 45,178 123,965 558,359

Increase in net assets Net assets, beginning of year

384,015 226,636

Net Assets, End of Year

$610,651

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FINANCIALS

LALELA PROJECT, INC. - NEW YORK STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

Assets Cash (Note 3) Accounts receivable Prepaid expenses and other assets Property and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation (Notes 1d and 4)

$603,345 2,252 30,657 1,757

Total Assets

$638,011

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$ 27,360

Net Assets Unrestricted

610,651

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

$638,011

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR FOR ENDED THE YEAR 29 FEBRUARY ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2016 2016 STATEMENT STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME INCOME Notes INCOME INCOME Donations received Donations received

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OTHER INCOME OTHER INCOME Interest received Interest received Sundry income Sundry income

EXPENSES EXPENSES Deficit on disposal of equipment Deficit on disposal of equipment DepreciationDepreciation Programmatic costs Employee costs Employee costs Otherexpenses operatingexpenses expenses Other operating Other Program Non-programtic expenses Project expenses Project expenses assets Small assetsSmall written off written off Under recovery Under of recovery shared project of shared expense project expense

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2016 NotesR

20162015 R R

2015 R

5 5 250 574 5 250 3 574 562 875 3 562 875

134 668 11 644

134 668 100 639 11 644 -

100 639 -

146 312

146 312 100 639

100 639

267 2 667 1 062 726

- 541 541 67 827 64 396 827 64 396 792 2 667 2 792 048 124 2 048 124 920 1 062 1 920 177 044 1 177 044 707 726 707 459 843 459 843 15 645 15- 645 17 134 17- 134

4 525 246 4 525 3 246 782 727 3 782 727 Surplus (deficit) Surplus before (deficit) finance before costs finance costs Finance costs Finance costs

871 640 871 (119 640 213) (119 213) (1 675) (1 675) -

Surplus (deficit) Surplus for (deficit) the yearfor the year

869 965

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869 (119 965 213) (119 213)

FINANCIALS

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ANNUAL FINANCIALANNUAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL FOR THE STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED FOR29 THE FEBRUARY YEAR ENDED 201629 FEBRUARY 2016 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT POSITION OF FINANCIAL POSITION Notes ASSETS

2016 R Notes

2015 2016 R R

2015 R

ASSETS

Non-Current Assets Non-Current Assets Equipment Equipment

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197 2582

98197 188258

98 188

Current Assets Current Assets Trade and other receivables Trade and other receivables Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents

3 4

37 7063 2 773 9884

37 706 14 456 2 028 2 773 175988

14 456 2 028 175

2 811 694

2 042 2 811 631694

2 042 631

3 008 952

2 140 3 008 819952

2 140 819

100 2 979 620

100100 2 109 2 979 655620

100 2 109 655

2 979 720

2 109 2 979 755720

2 109 755

29 232

29 232 31 064

31 064

3 008 952

2 140 3 008 819952

2 140 819

Total Assets

Total Assets

TRUST FUNDS ANDTRUST LIABILITIES FUNDS AND LIABILITIES TRUST FUNDS TRUST FUNDS Trust capital Trust capital Accumulated surplusAccumulated surplus

LIABILITIES

LIABILITIES

Current Liabilities Accrued expenses

Current Liabilities Accrued expenses

Total Trust Funds and Total Liabilities Trust Funds and Liabilities

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news & Events

“Thank you for everything you have done for my son. Lalela has opened a new world for him and made a big difference in his life.”

PARENT: MRS. LOTT SON: RYAN LOTT, GRADE 10 AT HOUT BAY HIGH

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NEWS & EVENTS

Lalela uses PR to get its positive message out in various media, which include newspapers, radio and online publications. We have built strong relations with many outlets, all of which are ready to shout about the good work we do! Here are a few of those articles from the last five years:

/14 JULY

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NEWS ARTICLE

“Madiba mosaic to remain as lasting reminder” For this part of the project, South Africans were called on to thread 67 beads at Bead ‘n Go stations, that have been set up at Protea and African Pride Hotels, as well as Tourvest retail outlets nationally.

A weeklong Bead ’n Go station was set up at the V&A Waterfront.

Organised by longtime Relate partner Ikamva Labantu, youth and seniors community beading days were also held in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.

CAPE TIMES

/OCT

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ADVERTORIAL FEATURE ON THE LALELA SCARVES

” Wrap yourself in Silken Art”

Lalela’s beautiful range of scarves is printed with artworks by at-risk youth.

/15 NOV

2016

“Lalela flies from IY to NY”

ADVERTORIAL FEATURE ON THE LALELA SCARVES

“Picks of the Week” VISI

/27 MAY, THE SENTINEL /01 OCT

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Lalela Gallery opening exhibition at the One&Only Hotel at the V&A

“Heritage Day exhibit” WEEKEND ARGUS

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/12 AUG

/09 AUG

2016

2016 “The Incredibles” Personalised interviews with a selection of 50 of South Africa’s leading iconic women, including Andrea Kerzner, who are “shaping the continent.”

ELLE

/22 JULY 2016

An inspiring day in honor of Women’s Day comprising presentations by female leaders organized by the Lalela Female Empowerment Group - all of whom were accompanied by the significant women in their lives.

“Youth Inspired by Lalela” IOL NEWS

/22 JULY

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“The Story behind those beautiful scarves” GLAMOUR SA /19 SEPT

2015

“Mandela/ Careers Day”

As part of their Mandela Day activities, the One&Only Cape Town presented a full day careers workshop to a group of 50 Lalela learners, hosted

by Celebrity Chef Reuben Riffel. BIZ COMMUNITY

Artwork for Doornfontein Bridge

American actor Ethan Hawke and his family joined Lalela learners and staff members from the One&Only in painting and beautifying Hout Bay High School as part of their 67 minutes of give-back in honor of Mandela Day.

As part of the upgrade being implemented by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), Specialised Area & Improvement Districts and Propertuity, on the underpass of the Joe Slovo Bridge, The Trinity Session and Lalela have collaborated on a unique artworks programme for the pillars below the bridge to be painted.

THE SENTINEL

INNER CITY GAZETTE

“Sharing Madiba’s Magic”

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/09 AUG

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NEWS & EVENTS

/24 JUNE

Day” 2016 “Youth Day

With a common powerful message of “always striving to do their best, of concentrating upon their education and never giving up’, the Lalela learners were entertained and inspired on Youth Day in the hall of Hout Bay High by presentations from some well-known personalities including Tony Gum, Sivu Ngesi and Sizwe Ndzima- followed by pizzas from Massimo’s.

THE SENTINEL

/09 JAN 2015 “Matric joy and tears” THE SENTINEL

/SEPTEMBER /25 JULY

2015

“Teaming up to transform young lives” WEEKEND ARGUS

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Art = Power: Through The Arts, Andrea Kerzner is Bringing Hope to Youth in South Africa, Uganda and the South Bronx Online feature on Andrea Kerzner, Lalela co-founder and Chief Executive Office TC TODAY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

2015 “Ryan Seacrest” /09 JAN

Visiting Cape Town to coincide with his 40th birthday celebrations, American entertainment celebrity Ryan Seacrest and his family spent time in Imizamo Yethu where he was given a guided personalized tour by learners from LALELA. THE SENTINEL

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/28 JAN 2014

/21 JULY 2013

2014 “Heritage Day” /03 OCT

LALELA PROJECT PRESENTED A 30-MINUTE VERSION OF A-MIDSUMMERNIGHTS DREAM.

”Kerzner boosts kids”

THE SENTINEL

/12 JUN 2013 An article celebrating the launch of the Lalela exhibition “A Year in Design Innovation and the Arts” heralding Cape Town’s unique status of World Design Capital 2014.

”Art classes: an after-school club fosters Creativity” In recognition of the partnership established in Northern KwaZulu- Natal between the David Rattray Foundation (KHULA) & Lalela, an article highlighting the work undertaken at oscarsberg

by Lalela.

THE GUARDIAN

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CAPE TIMES

Article on Sol Kerzner’s Mandela Day talk on leadership at The One&Only Cape Town, which was delivered to Lalela students from Imizamo Yethu.

CITY PRESS

“Mandela Day Kids explore the art of giving” In honor of Mandela Day, Lalela in conjunction with the V&A Waterfront, Somerset Hospital, Art Jamming and members of the public, coordinated ‘kids-4-kids’ activities where the learners of Lalela re-painted the paediatic wards of the hospital as well as created mini-portraits of Madiba to be displayed in the children’s wards.

WEEKEND ARGUS

/05 JULY 2014

NEWS & EVENTS

/29 MAY2013

/24 APRIL 2013

/15 JUL 2011 “Inside Out Project Pupils Unite” & “Kids focus on breaking down race barriers”

“Robin Rhode” World-renowned former Cape Town artist Robin Rhode held an exhibition at the Stevenson Gallery titled Paries Pictus, his first solo exhibition in 13 years. In a unique collaboration, 20 x Lalela Grade 1 & 2 learners from Sentinel Primary School participated in the activation of the exhibition.

HAPPENING AFRICA

“Art of Jazz” Members of the Community Arts Project (CAP) in conjunction with SANG (South Africa National Gallery) conducted lino-cut workshops for the learners of Lalela, the end result being “The Art of Jazz,” a unique lino-cut exhibition at the Lalela Gallery One&Only in honor of Lalela’s relationship to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.

CAPE TIMES

“Hout Bay Police Station”

/28 MAR 2013

30 Lalela pupils from the townships of Imizamo Yethu and Hangberg united under the guidance of TED award-winning artist JR to promote social awareness and intercultural understanding through the use of photography. The learners undertook largescale portraits of each other which were then mounted in prominent public spaces, including each other’s communities.

CAPE TIMES & THE SENTINEL

Following a spate of incidents of community unrest and violence in Imizamo Yethu, Lalela partnered with the SAPS Hout Bay in various Human Rights Day activities, in order to demonstrate to the community a greater level of collaboration with the SAPS. This included the beautifying of the Hout Bay Police Station, the creation of a 30m Human Rights mural undertaken by members of Lalela and the SAPS and a soccer game between the SAPS and Lalela, which Lalela won in the closing minutes of the game.

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Chairperson Andrea Kerzner Secretary Terry Torok Treasurer Norman Cohen Michael Beneville Wendy Fisher Vanessa Kerzner Mark Landis Jesse Robert Lovejoy Shaun Osher Sandy Tabatznik Michele Wiltshire OUR TEAM new yorK Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder Andrea Kerzner Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder Sandy Tabatznik Program & Communications Administrator Melissa Jester

BOARDS & TEAM ADVISORY BOARD Emily Beare Greg Calejo Colin Finkelstein David Friedman Sayora Grigorian Mark Henegan Lisa Kaye Ron Kunene Edward Nahem Renee Rolleri Mark Rutstein Nikki Silver Lara Stein Ronald Wohlman Carmen Zita

OUR TEAM uGanDa HOPE NORTH Ronnie Bassude Collin Monday Sam Okello

SOUTH AFRICA TRUSTEES

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairperson Andrea Kerzner Treasurer Marco van Emden Abigail Bisogno

Billy Domingo Angie Kerzner Wendy Luhabe Caro McDonald Mandla Sibeko Sandy Tabatznik

OUR TEAM cape town Chief Operations Officer Cat Rieper Events & Relations Manager Oliver Nurock Program Coordinator Firdous Hendricks Community Relations Manager Loyiso Skoti Art Facilitators Siyolisi Bani, Tandi Makobeni, Andrew Mokgatla, Mark Oppelt, Nwabisa Ndogeni Interns Asive Jabe, Selina Ingwaneh Office Support Primrose Maqam MaBonenG precinct centre For arts & innovation Art Facilitator Carol Dube Program Art Co-Facilitator Portia Qhemekoane Coordinator Vika Mjuka proGraMMatic partner art Facilitators Afrika Tikkun & Mellon Educate (Cape Town) Lwando Ngxabani Amy Biehl Foundation (Cape Town) Tony Mhayi David Rattray Foundation (KZN) Nozipho Ngobese (Co-Facilitator) Thandi Sibanyoni Victor Tshabalala Zinhle Zulu Keep a Child Alive/Zoe-Life Chantal Snyman Lance Bennett Tomorrow Trust (Johannesburg) Carol Dube

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Contact us: lalela oďŹƒce, new york 5 hanover sq, ste 2103 new york, ny 10004 +1 (212) 579-2480 info@lalela.org www.lalela.orG

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Values

Always inspire with creativity Reimagine challenge as opportunity Trust we can be the trailblazers of change

Mission

lalela provides educational arts for at-risk youth to spark creative thinking and awaken the entrepreneurial spirit.