Empowering youth for a brighter future
We provide holistic skills training that equips youth with the tools to find employment, build resilience, and transform their futures.
Celebrating 25 years of excellence in holistic youth development
Changing the tide of youth unemployment since 2000
Millions of South African young people face unemployment due to the country’s slow economic growth and partly because they lack proper guidance on finding jobs.
Since 2000, Chrysalis Academy has helped hundreds of youth break free from the trend of unemployment and step into a world of possibility, purpose and income.
Just like a caterpillar needs a safe space to transform into a butterfly, our Academy is the cocoon needed for restored hope and ignited purpose.
Programmes
The Flagship 3-Month Programme
Soaring Into Leadership
The Graduate Programme
Lifting Off into Life Beyond
Impact
The transformed become agents of transformation
In 2023/2024 we have seen:
2295
youth interviewed
96%
graduation rate
674
internships
77
communities impacted
2700
indirect beneficiaries
Meet Our Alumni
Alvandre Singanie
Meet Our Alumni
Noelene Koeries
Our Partners
Call For Registration
The Chrysalis Academy invites qualified professionals to register on our Life Coaching Database for the 2026/27 financial year.
As an organization committed to empowering young people, we offer a holistic, trauma-informed, and healing-centred three-month residential programme for youth aged 18 to 25. Our programme focuses on personal mastery, leadership, skills development, and community engagement, providing a safe and supportive environment for growth. We serve unemployed youth from the Western Cape, primarily speaking Afrikaans, English, and isiXhosa.
Call For Proposals
Provide skills training and use of training space
The Chrysalis Academy invites established service providers with the relevant experience to submit proposals for the following service: Accredited training to the Academy’s students through the use of a space that was previously used for firefighting training.
Change a life.
Create a future.
Your support can help a young person unlock their potential and build a brighter future. Donate today to support our work and be part of a community that empowers the next generation.
