Waste Is a Resource: The Businesses Turning South Africa’s Green Challenges into Economic Opportunity
Bridging the Gap Between Learning and Earning
An Innovative Approach to Youth Employment and Enterprise Development
Waste Is a Resource: The Businesses Turning South Africa’s Green Challenges into Economic Opportunity
World Cleanup Day invites us to think about the waste that surrounds us; what we throw away, what ends up in landfills, and what it takes to keep our communities clean. But there is another question worth asking: What if we stopped seeing waste only as something that needs to be removed, and started seeing it as a resource that can create economic value?
SASDC in Soweto: Turning Youth Ambition Into Economic Opportunity
At the Soweto Career & Skills Summit, SASDC engaged with young people, educators, training providers and industry stakeholders around a critical question: how do we turn youth ambition into meaningful economic opportunity?
Through Project EMBRACE, SASDC is working to strengthen pathways for young people aged 15–34 into skills development, employment and entrepreneurship.
“Leadership is not positional" - How G-GEAP is Building the Next Generation of South African Women Leading the Green Economy
In 2011, Shashika Jaggernath stood in her kitchen in Pietermaritzburg with a rolling pin in her hand and a husband too ill to work. The medical bills were mounting. So she did what generations of women in her family had done before her: she made roti.
Financial Knowledge. Entrepreneurial Strength: Meet the Women Building Sustainable Businesses Through WEFL
South Africa's transition towards a greener and more sustainable economy presents significant opportunities for new businesses, industries and livelihoods. But these opportunities are not automatically inclusive. Women, and particularly Black women, continue to face barriers to entrepreneurship and economic participation, including unequal access to finance, business networks, skills development, markets and other resources needed to start and grow sustainable businesses.
Rehabilitation Begins with Opportunity: Why Second Chances Matter
Every person deserves the opportunity to rewrite their story.
For many young people leaving correctional facilities, the journey back into society is often shaped by barriers rather than opportunities. Finding employment can be difficult, despite having the willingness and ability to contribute positively to their communities.
Bridging the Gap Between Learning and Earning: An Innovative Approach to Youth Employment and Enterprise Development
South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis remains one of the most pressing challenges facing our economy. At the same time, many Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college graduates find themselves in a difficult position: having successfully completed their N6 qualifications, yet unable to obtain their diplomas due to the lack of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities.
