Method - EIK

— Our Method

How We Work.

EIK’s model is evidence-based, human-centred and institutionally rigorous. Every programme is designed for measurable outcomes — not activities for their own sake.

- The EIK logic model

From problem to outcome.

Our Logic Model maps the full causal chain from community challenge to long-term impact. It guides planning, programme design, stakeholder engagement and evaluation.

Stage 01

Problem

Youth in SA face poverty, unemployability, social disintegration, educational crisis and health barriers

Stage 02

Input

Funding, equipment, land & buildings, staff, strategic partnerships

Stage 03

Output

STEM education, teacher support, youth development, health services

Stage 04

Outcome

Higher education, employment, health literacy, social integration

Stage 05

Vision

Youth empowered to break the cycle of poverty as healthy, employed citizens

- What we deliver

Our programme portfolio.

01

STEM Education — Supplementary Learning & Outreach

Interactive science shows, laboratory experiments, STEM demonstrations and curriculum-aligned workshops at both centre and partner schools. EIK operates a Focus School model — structured STEM enrichment for partner schools — alongside contact school outreach with science shows and once-off engagements.

02

Teacher Support — STEM Teacher Training & Toolkits

Structured professional development workshops in Mathematics and Science, paired with physical toolkit distribution. EIK trained 87 teachers in 2024 alone, and distributed 35 science and maths toolkits to 10 schools. Trained teachers reach approximately 40,000 learners indirectly over the project's first three years.

03

Digital & Robotics — Computer, Robotics & Coding Programmes

From daily Technolab computer access to competitive First Lego League robotics — EIK's digital programmes develop practical 21st-century skills. The ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) course achieved a 92% pass rate in 2024. EIK robotics teams have won 3 national first-place awards and qualified for the National Robotics Championship.

04

Youth Development — Life Skills, Arts & Social Integration

The whole child matters. EIK's youth development programmes build confidence, creativity and social cohesion through chess, competitive choir, poetry and drama, literacy and career guidance. The Inkcubeko Youth Choir won Best Conductor Award at a national event in 2024, and Tabatha Primary Choir won 1st Place at Regionals and Provincials in 2025.

05

Health Services — Youth Wellness & Community Health

Co-located at the Inkcubeko Centre, the DisChem youth clinic runs Monday–Friday with occasional Saturday hours, providing pregnancy and contraception care, general health consultations, HIV testing and substance abuse counselling in partnership with SAHARA NPC. 9 annual health events cover sexual education, nutrition, hygiene and substance abuse prevention.