The Dream Team (Youth Upliftment)

Miqlat offers an excellent opportunity to a few poor Christian youth leaders to reach their full potential. A group of young men and women initially give a year of their lives to the service of Christ. Coming from poor and needy families from across Southern Africa, team members are not able to contribute towards their expenses. To be selected they must have passed Matric, they must be Christians with a calling to serve God for at least a year, and they must show strong leadership characteristics. They undergo an intensive ministry and leadership training program with a foundation of life skills and which also includes drama, music and dance skills.

Working with youths in schools, churches and on farms across the Western Cape, the Team uses the Word of God and the tools of music, dance and drama to teach life skills and Christian values to help in the battle against problems such as HIV/AIDS, crime and poverty. Their outreaches extend to other parts of South Africa and neighboring countries once they are sufficiently skilled. Some of the team members become the mentors for new recruits in subsequent years and in staying on also use the opportunity to study for a formal degree accredited through UNISA. The ultimate goal of Miqlat with the Dream Team is a new generation of Christian leaders from poor communities, to return inspired people that have hope and fulfill their God-given potential.

The Dream Team currently has 26 members. Miqlat has decided to restrict the total number of Dream Team members to 30 for the foreseeable future, mainly due to budgetary constraints. They are being supervised by 4 members of the permanent Miqlat staff, one off which spends all her time with them, while the other three are involved with some of the programs. We also rely significantly on volunteers to provide selected skills training.