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Solving youth unemployment through partnerships.
WHAT WE DO
Harambee is a not-for-profit social enterprise with extensive experience building solutions and innovations that can solve the global youth unemployment challenge. We partner in South Africa and Rwanda with business, government, young people and many others who are committed to results that can work at scale.
We tackle the youth unemployment challenge using data, innovation, partnerships and on-the-ground experience to build pragmatic, implementable solutions that get results.
Supported a network of over
700,000
work-seekers
Pathwayed young people into
160,000
jobs and work experiences
Partnered with
500
businesses
Improved employment
5X
higher placement rates
PARTNERS
HARAMBEE NEWS
Understanding systems change and addressing inequality
Insights > Impact is a monthly digest of the most insightful articles we’re reading. Time is scarce, so we’ve summarised the articles for you and shared our key takeaways – focussing on the pieces we found to be most relevant and actionable.
Where is the Office?
Maryana Iskander, CEO of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, shares her perspective around adapting to new ways of work in Episode 3 of Echo Radio’s “Where is the office?”.
Tilting towards equality: Can nudges improve gender inclusion?
In the fight for greater gender equality and inclusion, governments, NGOs and other stakeholders are increasingly recognising the power of nudges to change human behaviour. The results are promising.
The social transformer
Technology is more than innovation and invention. It’s more than accessibility, efficiency and productivity. It is, for Marzanne Collins, CIO at...
How a social compact is creating jobs in Gauteng
South Africa outsources almost 30,000 digital and ICT jobs to other countries. This translates into an estimated loss of export revenue in the...
Digital economy: What kinds of jobs can help fuel economic recovery and growth?
At least 3 million jobs have been lost this year and labour market participation by young adults has dropped a staggering 12 percentage points to...
Every single day, thousands of lives are impacted by the work of Harambee Youth Accelerator.
Harambee has contributed to enabling inclusive growth, resilient cities, and sustainable economies in the partnerships that it built with business and government
Harambee has provided cutting edge insights - globally - on the barriers facing young people and what is needed to break them down
Harambee's work has created the leading example in nation-building by business, civil society and government.
