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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
The social transformer
Harambee’s Marzanne Collins believes technology can play a significant part in solving youth unemployment.
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 just below 16%. If job losses persist, we will have lost a decade’s worth of job growth in only six months.
How a social compact is creating jobs in Gauteng
Job creation at scale is best achieved in growth sectors. The digital economy continues to grow despite the current global recession, and we need to find ways to harness the opportunities this presents.
The Harambee Mapping of Digital and ICT Roles and Demand for South Africa Survey
Across the African continent, the concept of a “side hustle” is not new. Slow job growth, accompanied by a high number of labour market entrants,...
“Side hustle” is not a swear word: How to make gigs work for young Africans
Across the African continent, the concept of a “side hustle” is not new. Slow job growth, accompanied by a high number of labour market entrants,...
Emerging stronger from a crisis
Days before the launch of Harambee’s newest partnership with the South African presidency to scale up in-person job placement centers across the...
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.
