Celebrating 10 years and more of solving youth unemployment through partnerships
Solving youth unemployment through partnerships.
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WHAT WE DO
Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator is a not-for-profit social enterprise building African solutions for the global challenge of youth unemployment. We work in South Africa with many partners who are committed to results that can work at scale – including government, the private sector, civil society, and over 1 million youth.
We are committed to changing the system by removing the barriers that keep millions of young Africans locked out of opportunity. Our vision is of a growing economy and a society that works, powered by the potential of young people.
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Fast-tracking youth employment in an attempt to alleviate South Africa’s jobs crisis
South Africa’s youth unemployment has been rising steadily and, according to Stats SA, is now at 46.3%. Under the expanded definition (which includes those discouraged from seeking work) it rests at a shocking 74.7%. Non-profit organisation Harambee is doing its bit to resolve the crisis.
Harambee unpacks the Stats SA QLFS for Q1-21
On 1 June Stats SA released its Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of the year, announcing an official unemployment rate of 32,6%.
The future of work is here and SA’s youth cannot wait for us to catch up
The future of work is here. Can we catch up to it? As we mark Youth Day 2021, a moment to make this change more real for young people has arrived.
Let skilling be the shortest, cheapest, fastest route to work
Our chief impact officer, Sharmi Surianarian joined 2019 Laureate in economic sciences, Abhijit Banerjee and former JSE CEO, Nicky Newton-King to...
DigiLink incubator creates new pathways for unemployed youth into the tech economy
May 2021 – Cape Town – South Africa has approximately 66,000 digital jobs available, 60% of which are suitable for first-time, entry-level workers....
Disruptions accelerating the future of work
COVID-19 has accelerated the future of work, but has also exposed the deep levels of inequality across the world. This month, we look at three...
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.