Harambee in the News
Harambee in the News
Tackling South Africa’s Youth Unemployment Crisis: A Path to Inclusive Job Growth
Our Chief Impact Officer, Sharmi Surianarain, spoke with SABC News’ Bongiwe Zwane about the urgent issue of youth unemployment in South Africa and the need for immediate solutions to integrate young people into the economy. She emphasised the critical importance of...Harambee in the News
Young South Africans want to work, not wait; investing in them can fast-track our economy
Ariane de Lannoy is an associate professor at the Southern Africa Labour Development Research Unit (Saldru) at the University of Cape Town. Sharmi Surianarain is the chief impact officer for the Harambee Youth Employment...Harambee in the News
We must collaborate across society to ease their entry into workplaces and entrepreneurial opportunities
In SA’s socioeconomic fabric a profound yet often overlooked thread emerges: the voices of our youth, resolute in their aspirations for meaningful participation in their lives, communities and the economy. While youth participation at the recently held national...Kickstart Your Impact: Essential Steps to Launching a Catalytic Fund
Ilifa Labantwana and Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator collaborated on a project to explore the feasibility of catalytic funds to spur sustainable public and private investment and collaboration in early childhood development services in South Africa. The outcome...Breaking Barriers
Young people want to work, not wait
As the QLFS is published this week, we must set it in the context of another recent publication from the national statistical office: the census.