Dear valued partner,
We would like to express our gratitude to you and your team(s) who have contributed enormously to the fight against youth unemployment. Despite the rife unemployment crisis faced by our country, you have assisted YES in deploying 100,000+ young game-changers into the economy, collectively injecting R6 billion into the local communities through youth salaries alone.
Together we have transformed 105,402+ young lives, giving our youth valuable work experiences that will set them up to be meaningful contributors for the next four decades. From baristas and drone pilots, to programme managers, data analysts, and many more, YES Youth have been given opportunities that have earned them skills and knowledge to catapult their careers and SA’s economy.
YES IMPACT TO DATE
Recap - Events and collaborations
🎉 CELEBRATING 100K GAME CHANGING JOBS CREATED. 🎉
YES has been commemorating the deployment of 100,000 young game-changers into the economy this past week. We released a video in testament to the programme's success, featuring stories from some of our clients and youth emphasising the importance of investing in youth employment.
Watch our 100K game-changers video where clients and youth speak about the impact of the YES programme here. 📹
YES’s 100K game-changers milestone was also featured in the President’s newsletter this week, acknowledging the organisations, partners and youth who have made the programme successful. “What sets the YES programme apart,” notes President Ramaphosa, “is that it doesn’t just create meaningful jobs; it also creates value for employers that are able to facilitate the entry of more young South African into the mainstream of the economy.” Read the whole letter here.
🍕 PIZZA HUT LAUNCHES PROGRAMME 2 OF
LEADHERSHIP WITH YES. 🍕
YES & Pizza Hut continue to empower women.
YES joined Pizza Hut to celebrate the launch of their second LeadHERship programme and addressed how Pizza Hut is making an impact in youth unemployment and gender inequality in South Africa.
To date, the programme has placed 109 women between the ages of 18 and 24 in YES implementation partner structures, with the second cohort set to start in April, adding an additional 50 women for 2023.
✒️ UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG AND YES SIGN MOU FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH. ✒️
UJ and YES join forces. The two organisations recently signed an MOU to integrate YES Youth into UJ's digital sector introductory courses, link YES Alumni with development programmes, and encourage partners to provide UJ graduates with opportunities within YES programmes.
The collaboration between UJ and YES is vital in tackling youth unemployment and offering valuable prospects to new graduates.
🗞️ YES IN THE PRESS 🗞️
Catch up on our latest updates, events and collaborations here
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Ravi Naidoo OpEd, Argus: It’s time to let the youth be the game-changers South Africa needs |
YES shares their 100,000 quality youth jobs journey, how it all started and how it ended up where it is now.
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| Business Report: YES reaches 100,000 jobs mark, giving youth vital access into private sector |
Business Report, reports on the 100,000 quality youth jobs created over the 4 years of YES’s existence.
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| TimesLIVE: Ramaphosa Praises Youth Employment Service for reducing unemployment |
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the YES programme doesn’t just create meaningful jobs, it also creates value for employers.
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| Power 98.7 fm: Listen now Power 98.7 fm: Youth Employment Service |
YES CEO Ravi Naidoo speaks to Power 98.7 fm about how YES has managed to place over 100,000 youth into the labour market.
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| Business Day Spotlight PODCAST: Youth Employment Service’s push to create jobs in a downturn | Mr Ravi Naidoo the YES CEO joins Mudiwa Gavaza on Business Day in a conversation about how YES reached the 100,000 game changing youth jobs and their drive for changing the future for the youth of South Africa. |
| Daily Maverick: Youth Employment Service steers 100,000 young people in SA towards work |
Daily Maverick features success stories from YES Alumni, and delves into how the programme has changed their lives.
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