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In South Africa, two out of every three people between the ages of 18 and 24 are unemployed – this equals 2 million young people. Harambee was launched by big business to help source, train and retain staff in entry level jobs but at the same time overcome youth unemployment; one of our country’s greatest social ills.

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An alternative pool of talent with social impact

Harambee is a business initiative that seeks to address youth unemployment through partnerships with local companies. It works with employers who identify jobs and commit to taking first time employees into entry level roles. Harambee then finds young disadvantaged people who have the attributes for success in the workplace but are struggling to access sustained employment. We provide them with functional and behavioural bridging to get them work-ready and then engage with employers to ensure long term retention of our graduates.

A partnership with Harambee means that businesses do not have to incur the time or often excessive costs of sourcing and training employees. Read more... .