Presentation to VOSESA 18 October 2011 youth employment accelerator

Background and vision Harambee was built out of recognition and desire that employers have a valuable role to play in tackling the issue of job creation and youth unemployment Harambee aims to increase inclusion of young people into the formal economy by locking in to the recruitment pipelines of the our business partners 2 Yellowwoods Ventures Investments Direct AxisHollardTelesureClienteleNando’s Other participating businesses

An overview – target & participating sectors Our target year olds with Matric Schooled in previously disadvantaged area Employment would have large impact on family / household No prior long term permanent employment Participating Sectors Financial Services Sales and Contact / Service Centres Restaurant / Hospitality Access & social networks Technology & logistics obstacles Functional competence deficiencies Socialisation gaps Psycho-social dimension 1 st time employee challenges High turnover at entry level Industry poaching and churn of new entrants Inability to access diverse pools of new entrants Work ready new entrants (skills & behaviours) Appropriate number of staff at the right time Participants Challenges

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How will Harambee contribute to job creation? Create new jobs Include economically inactive population in the economy Facilitate career progression Scale creates long term impact Formal sector jobs Entrepreneurial jobs Referral into other sectors / organisations based on attributes & occupational interest suitability

Opportunities for volunteerism Bridging Guest speakers on relevant work readiness topics Counselling – psycho social issues that present in the workplace Mentoring – performance on the programme Retention Coaching & mentoring Sourcing Community involvement Sourcing, screening Referrals Career counselling for unsuccessful candidates

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