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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
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South Africa awarded Top 2021 Most Favored Global Offshore CX Delivery Location
South Africa, after three consecutive years in a humbling second place, has emerged as the number one global preferred front office CX offshore location.
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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.
