Road maintenance backlogs continue to mount alarmingly. As Technical Assistance to the Community Based programme at the Department of Public Works and Roads in the North-West province, ASEDA, an engineering and infrastructure company is using its expertise to support the training of 9,000 people in North West province to undertake essential repair and rehabilitation work. …
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Fifteen entrepreneurs graduated recently from the second phase of the ASISA Foundation Financial Literacy and Micro Enterprise Programme (FLAME 2.0) in Qonce, in the Eastern Cape. The FLAME 2.0 programme empowers beneficiaries from previously disadvantaged communities with basic entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills to foster financial capability and enable greater economic activity. In 2019, The …
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By SAICA Enterprise Development By the end of 2020, approximately 3.1 million (29,8%) out of 10,3 million young people aged 15-24 years were unemployed in South Africa, summing to an alarming 63.2% youth unemployment rate, according to Statistics South Africa (Q4:2020). This statistic is still on the rise and thus it is imperative that we …
The Tiger Brands Foundation’s in-school nutrition programme has become an important part of women’s economic empowerment in disadvantaged areas around the country. Director of The Tiger Brands Foundation, Eugene Absolom, says that more than 430 food handlers are receiving an opportunity to contribute to their communities through one of the country’s oldest and furthest-reaching in-school …
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) flagship CSI programme, the Investment Challenge, is offering unemployed graduates an opportunity to learn to become mentors or catalyst teachers as part of their personal development while giving back to their communities. An opportunity to gain new skills Ralph Speirs, JSE’s CSI official, says while this is not an offer …
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If hindsight about Covid-19 has taught corporate South Africa anything, it’s that the future of our economy relies on having a skilled, resilient and agile workforce. That’s why investing in skills development – in the form of learnerships and workplace readiness – is so crucial. Continuous skills development keeps the pipeline of work-ready talent flowing, …
According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the majority of employed women in the world’s poorest countries work in agriculture. It is understood that over 60% of all employed women in sub-Saharan Africa also work in this sector. However, the majority of these women are subsistence farmers and are unable to scale …
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In 2019, The Hope Factory partnered with the ASISA Foundation, a non-profit organisation founded by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA). Together they implemented the Financial Literacy and Micro Enterprise Programme (FLAME 2.0) in King Williams Town (KWT). 2.0 FLAME 2.0 The FLAME programme empowers beneficiaries from previously disadvantaged communities with basic …
The JSE Investment Challenge is a game that aims to teach South African learners and students about investing on the JSE and the larger role that such investment plays in the country’s economy. The Challenge helps those participating learn about the fundamentals of investment strategy and encourages them to research and strategise issues surrounding the …
Transforming struggling communities into thriving climate-smart hubs of self-reliance INMED Partnerships for Children, a global humanitarian development organisation, has announced the launch of its first INMED Aquaponics® Social Enterprise (INMED ASE) in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. “The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness of the critical need for local food production that can be adapted to local conditions,” …
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