18 Apr 2026infrastructure-activation
Shanduka Foundation Community Centre Launch
200+ community members and 80 youth onboarded at the Shanduka Foundation Centre — earmarked as a future KYDS Nodal Point.
Shanduka Foundation Centre§ 00 · IndexKasi to Capital · Soshanguve, Gauteng
It Starts With YOUth.
A youth-owned economic ecosystem. Three brands, one platform: YiB Network, YouthXchange, KYDS. Owned, not granted.
§ 01
On record
[ 01 ]
9
Documented activations
Two years of public-record events
[ 02 ]
20
Member businesses
[ 03 ]
8
Sectors covered
[ 04 ]
15
Active pledges
[ 05 ]
R8.5m
Pledge value
[ 06 ]
8
Partners onboarded
§ 02
The system
One platform. Three operating units.
[ YiB · 01 ]
YiB Network
The institutional master brand. Convening DFI, government, corporate CSI and academic partners around the township enterprise pipeline.
About YiB →[ YXC · 02 ]
YouthXchange
The accelerator and activation engine. Membership tiers, expos, pitch rooms — where founders build a public track record.
Enter YXC →[ KYDS · 03 ]
KYDS
Kasi Youth Development Space. Physical hub network: BUILD, PITCH, MENTOR, MAKE. Pledge-funded infrastructure.
Pledge a hub →§ 02b
Recent activations
28 Feb 2026infrastructure-activation
Too Much WiFi Launch — Connecting iKasi to the World
300 community members, MMCs, and Councillors at the launch of a township wireless infrastructure node — a purpose-built relation between two social enterprises.
Heart to Heart — Weddings, Conference & Functions21 Feb 2026conversion
Buy Back the Block — Entrepreneurial Onboarding
Of 73 attendees, 23 onboarded as EESUPRENEUR community traders on the EESUP platform — a 31% conversion from room to active platform trader.
Kalapeng Lounge28 Nov 2025stakeholder-launch
YouthXchange Stakeholder Launch + KYDS Framework Introduction
70 invited stakeholders — DFI representatives, private-sector partners, and YiB fellows — at the formal stakeholder launch of the YouthXchange platform and the KYDS hub framework.
Akasia Chambers§ 03
Countdown
YouthXchange Soshanguve Expo 2026
The flagship public expo for YiB Network — Soshanguve's next economy on display in one day.
Ruth Malewa HallSoshanguve, City of Tshwane, Gauteng
63
Days
14
Hours
27
Minutes
§ 04
Featured pitches
[ COMING JULY 2026 ]
The Pitch Room opens with the Soshanguve Expo.
Investor-facing, vetted, recorded. Capital, services, partnership, procurement.
Preview the room →§ 05
Partners
Tshwane University of Technology
Anchor academic partner. Soshanguve campus host. WIL placements.
Visit Tshwane University of Technology ↗City of Tshwane
Municipal PPP counterpart. Recurring across activations and KYDS site planning.
Visit City of Tshwane ↗SEDFA — Small Enterprise Development & Finance Agency
Lead training partner for the SYBA cohort. Heritage Week dialogue sponsor.
Visit SEDFA — Small Enterprise Development & Finance Agency ↗Southern Youth Business Association (SYBA)
Cohort source for incubation. Co-delivers Socialgames quarterly.
Too Much WiFi
Connectivity layer underneath every future KYDS hub. Recurring across 4+ activations.
Visit Too Much WiFi ↗Gauteng Provincial Government
Provincial counterpart across roundtables and the stakeholder launch.
Wonderpark Shopping Centre
Recurring institutional partner across the Socialgames quarterly tournaments.
Masa Aqua
Recurring institutional partner across the Socialgames quarterly tournaments.
§ 06
News & opportunities
- KYDSShanduka Centre earmarked as future KYDS Nodal Point2026-04-18
- ConversionBuy Back the Block converts 23 of 73 attendees into EESUPRENEURs2026-02-21
- EventsSoshanguve Expo opens delegate registration · 3 July 20262026-04-29