Upcoming Events at AULDA
Real Moments. Real Change. You’re Invited.
Every AULDA event is more than a date on a calendar — it’s a door to empowerment, healing, and opportunity. From grassroots sports tournaments and career guidance sessions to hands-on skills training, life-changing retreats, and mobile health campaigns, our events are designed to uplift, inform, and unite.
Digital Doors 2025:
Opening Access for Township Youth
AULDA is leading a powerful 5-day program to empower 300 learners from KwaThema, Tsakane, and Duduza with essential digital skills, university application support, and career guidance.
In partnership with School Is Cool, this initiative closes the digital divide by offering:
Certified digital literacy training
Real-time university and NSFAS application support
Free daily transport, meals, and wellness support
Branded AULDA hoodies to instill pride and visibility
Motivational sessions with mentors and professionals
A youth volunteer program with paid stipends and leadership roles
📍 Location: NEMISA Campus, Auckland Park
📅 Date: August 25–29, 2025
🎯 Goal: To cover transport, food, materials, hoodies, and volunteer stipends
Support this program and help us ensure that no young person is left behind.
Digital Doors 2025
Digital Doors 2025 is an initiative that empowers township youth through digital literacy, tech access, and university application support.
Youth Health
Empowerment Project – Duduza
Location: Duduza, Gauteng
Duration: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027
Status: Now Fundraising
Why This Project Matters
In Duduza, many young people face a triple crisis:
HIV/AIDS risk remains high due to stigma and lack of testing
Mental health struggles go untreated — trauma, depression, anxiety
Youth unemployment keeps potential locked away
At AULDA, we believe no young person should be left behind.
That’s why we’re launching the Youth Health Empowerment Project — a bold, grassroots campaign to heal, uplift, and employ over 1,000 youth in one of South Africa’s most underserved areas.
Health + Wellness
HIV Testing Drives (5 events, 500 youth tested)
6 Mental Health Workshops (trauma support & healing)
Counseling and safe spaces in schools and clinics
Job Creation & Leadership
69 paid roles for youth, nurses, educators & creatives
49 peer educators trained in health and trauma support
Stipends to empower community-driven change
Outreach That Works
Awareness through the iDiski Nine Soccer Tournament
Branded shirts, media campaigns, and community dialogues
Healing through sport, storytelling, and safe connection
How You Can Help
- Sponsor a Peer Educator
- Donate Testing Kits or Branded Supplies
- Partner with Us as a Corporate Fundraiser
- Volunteer Your Skills (Mental Health, Media, Youth Work)
- Make a Monthly Gift to Sustain the Work
Youth-Empo:
Empowering Youth Through Shoemaking & Bag Craft
Youth-Empo is a proactive response: a hands-on training program where youth build skills, confidence, and future income — while stepping away from harmful environments.
Donate. Share. Empower a young life today.
Project Timeline
05 Jan 2026 – 05 July 2026
Why This Project Matters
Thokoza’s young people face urgent challenges:
- Rising juvenile crime and drug use
- Worsening youth unemployment
- School dropout and lack of skills
- Few safe, structured alternatives to street life
What We’re Doing
Through this 7-month micro-project, we will:
- Train 50 youth in shoemaking and bag-making
- Hire 2 experienced local trainers
- Provide transport, food, and all materials
- Issue starter toolkits and graduation certificates
- Structure training in weekly rotating groups (10 learners at a time)
- Each participant will complete 375 hours of guided, practical skills training.
Impact Goals
- Reduce crime risk by engaging idle youth in structured learning
- Uplift young women with technical and economic empowerment
- Encourage micro-enterprise creation and job readiness
- Create a model youth artisan hub that can expand across townships
How You Can Help
We’re seeking donors, sponsors, and partners to:
- Fund scholarships for youth trainees
- Sponsor tools, equipment, or materials
- Connect us with job markets or buyers
- Spread the word!