VYLTP 10/10/10 campaign
10 Rand for 10 months
Fuelling the next 10 years of hope
(or $10 / €10 / £10)
1–2 minutes
On 16 June 2026, the Volmoed Youth Leadership Training Programme (VYLTP) marks a decade of changing lives. Over the past ten years, we’ve walked alongside young, unemployed South Africans as they rediscover hope, build confidence, and reclaim a sense of purpose.
Today, VYLTP stands as a beacon of dignity and opportunity for youth striving toward a better future. One of our proudest current initiatives is The Volmoed Drummers — a vibrant project you can explore in more detail here.
As we look ahead, we invite you to help shape the next ten years of possibility.
Continue readingA 10-point plan for Africa
As May is Africa month, VYLTP is focusing on Africa during its Thursday programme.
Here are ten steps towards a new Africa, inspired by what I believe. It is in no particular order, and your comments on this and your own suggestions and reflections will be appreciated.
Continue readingOn worthiness: In English, isiXhosa and Afrikaans
My message to the young people
Each one of you has a story. All of your stories are of infinite worth: worthy to be listened to, and worthy of being redeemed. Why? Because each one of you has been created in the image of God, each one of you has God’s breath within you, God loves each one of you.
Continue readingVolmoed drummers in concert with Lara Kirsten 2024
Photo credits: David Wilson Photography
South Africa’s Volmoed Youth Drummers for Unity and Healing visit the States
The Volmoed Youth Drummers visited the United States from 8 to 25 November 2024 to promote unity and healing. During their trip through the USA Midwest, they participated in various events, including school programmes and church services, sharing their message of togetherness and understanding within communities. Their presence aimed to inspire hope and connection among the audiences they engaged with.
Continue readingLittle by Little small donations campaign for VYLTP
Warm greetings! Hope you are well. I’m writing to tell you about a small donations campaign that Volmoed Youth Leadership Program is running this week, until Friday October18, at midnight. It is called Little by Little, and all donations between $10– $50, or 8–40 GB pounds, will be matched at 50% by the Global Giving foundation we partner with. So, $10 will become $15 or 8 GB pounds will become 12 GB pounds!
Many small donations will add up!
VYLTP turns 8 years old
On 16 June 2016, on the fortieth anniversary of the June 16, 1976 Soweto riots that became known as “Youth Day” in South Africa, a unique youth programme was launched at a unique place called Volmoed, close to Hermanus.
The programme founders, Edwin Arrison and John de Gruchy, had big dreams: to let it be a place and programme where young Christian leaders from across the globe could gather to be trained in order to be sent back to their various communities. It soon became clear that our impact would actually be limited if we spread ourselves too thinly and tried to do too much, but we continued to gather young people for 9 to 10 weeks, until 2019.
Continue readingWe are in the Village News!
Thanks to Taylum Meyer, writer and photographer, for highlighting the Volmoed Drumming Project.
More information here: https://volmoedyouth.org.za/the-volmoed-youth-drumming-project/#making-drums-ourselves-photo-gallery
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