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Iymanyi International
Art & Math Academy
Iymanyi Art and Math Academy combines art and math
People with disabilities lack math skills needed for entrepreneurship, facing economic barriers. Secondary research shows 90% of disabled individuals struggle with math, impacting their ability to enter core sectors. Accessible math education for disabled children is crucial for reducing economic inequality later in life.
What is our offer to our target audience (the people we are serving)?
We offer students a unique fusion of art and mathematics education, nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
Our innovative curriculum, mentorship, and access to global experts empower students to excel and flourish. By melding art and maths, we prepare a new generation for success in a dynamic world, inspiring them to appreciate the beauty in both fields.
Who is Iymanyi?
Iymanyi Belachew has lived and worked as a Mathematics and Art educator in the US for more than 13 years during which she acquired many profound skills in art working under the auspices of renowned artists.
She now teaches and mentors a group of 40 + children at a school for learners with special educational needs situated in Montana, Cape Town in South Africa.
It was founded in 1981 as a public school and now offers space for around 180 students with different disabilities, around 25 of those students stay at the hostel after school hours.
The Iymanyi International Art and Math Academy in partnership with various stakeholders both locally and internationally; is being launched and upscaled on site as a pilot project for the business as a part of the Roxbourg Humanitarian MBA and DBA programs via the Roxbourg Institute for Social Entrepreneurship based in Switzerland.
Founder Iymanyi Belachew - Founder of Academy on site at an outdoor mural painting initiative with children spearheaded by the HoneyBush Healing Arts Platform in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain.
Photo Credit: Janine Stompies
Meet the Team
Iymanyi Belachew
CEO/Founder/Creative Director
Denise Moodie
Head of Administration
Theltom Masimila
Script Writer & Audio -Visual Documentation Lead
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Quinton Moodie
Head of Finance
Nativ Solaris
Creative Education Lead
Leanne Horvath
Head of Programs
Meet the Board
Marilyn (Lyntjie) Jaars
Head of Media Liasion
Ashley Du Plooy
Strategic CSI Liasion Lead
Rachel Rodden
International Fundraiser
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Catherine McElvane
International Creative Sector Liasion
Jimmie Dunn
Science and Biology Education Advisor
Alpha Lewis
Curriculum Development, E-Learning, and Workforce Training Advisor
Disabilities can be invisible
Ms Belachew with a series of paintings amongst several completed by her students who exhibited at the Zeitz Mocca Africa Art Museum
Maths student in one of Ms Belachew's classes
Iymanyi International Art & Math Academy Students & Ms Belachew
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We have starting equipping young educators with the pilot ‘Train-The-Trainer’ Program
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Iymanyi International Art & Math Academy
Special Projects Office
Artscape - D.F. Malan St, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001
Reservations Office
160 Union Way Elsies River 7490
+27 79 883 5013
lbelachew2002@yahoo.com
Office Hours
Monday to Friday
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday
9:00 am to 02:00pm
