Resource Access Programme

Connecting People to the Help They Need

Knowing help exists is not the same as being able to access it. The Resource Access Programme (RAP) exists to close that gap. It consolidates information on resources — ranging from NGOs to government-sponsored services — into one accessible place, making it possible for young people, families, and caring adults to quickly identify what support is available to them, whether that is healthcare, rape counselling, tutoring, or government assistance. Information, however, is only the first step. Amandla recognises that many young people need a human bridge between knowing about a resource and actually using it. That is where peer mentors come in. Amandla employs 15 recent graduates — people from the same neighbourhoods as the young people they serve, who navigated high school in a community where half of all students never finish — and sends them into schools to walk alongside students. Their year-long internship is structured around teaching life skills while simultaneously building the mentors' own professional capabilities. The impact is hard to overstate: having someone who looks like you, who came from where you come from, and who made it through, return to show you that you can too — this is one of the most powerful interventions Amandla offers.