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How can we get more young people working?
We urgently need new ways of moving young people along non-linear, zig-zagging and increasingly short-term journeys from school to work.
Harambee in the News
We must equip young people to bounce back into work
Conventional wisdom assumes that if a young person can just get a first job, they will stay in work. Recent research shows this is not the case. Our labour markets look more like a trampoline than we think: inexperienced work-seekers often fall out of and bounce back...
Harambee in the News
What does nail polish and weightlifting have to do with inclusion?
‘If you can just get more skills, you’ll have a leg up on opportunity.’ This familiar promise is not holding true for a ballooning generation of young Africans. The world over, there is a growing consensus that today’s education is not delivering for tomorrow’s jobs....
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How 18 minutes changed a life, the power of empathy
The employment conditions in South Africa are bleak. So bleak, in fact, that there’s an overall unemployment rate of 27%. That rate hits 51% for those under the age of 35. That statistic is what Genesys customer Harambee is trying to change. Harambee is a...
Harambee in the News
5 lessons about evolving talent to drive impact at scale
The road to impact at scale is a nonlinear, complicated one! This just released report from Scaling Pathways, a partnership between the Skoll Foundation, USAID, Mercy Corps Ventures, and Duke University, shares insights from leading social enterprises who work on...
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Reduce gender penalties to level the playing field for jobs
National Women’s Day (9 August) celebrates the courageous women of 1956 who fought for equality and freedom in South Africa. While progress has …
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