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title: Celebrating World NGO Day | Youth Employment Service
description: YES CEO Ravi Naidoo spoke to 702 about how NGOs are critical to the economy and the future of South Africa 🇿🇦.
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# [Celebrating World NGO Day | Youth Employment Service](https://blog.yes4youth.co.za/updates/listen-now-702-yes-ceo-ravi-naidoo-speaks-about-the-importance-of-non-governmental-organisations-play-in-the-economy)

 Written by [Admin](https://blog.yes4youth.co.za/updates/author/admin) | Feb 28, 2022 2:54:56 PM

Celebrating World NGO Day. NGOs play a critical role in the economy and society as a whole. YES CEO Ravi Naidoo spoke to 702 about how NGOs are critical to the economy and the future of South Africa 🇿🇦. Thank you to our implementation partners, who work hard to fight youth unemployment by creating jobs in critical sectors like [**early childhood development**](https://blog.yes4youth.co.za/press/https-www-thedailyvox-co-za-money-remains-one-of-the-biggest-hidden-costs-of-job-seeking), conservation, education, and many more. #SayYES. Change lives.

 

 

 

 

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