Forty-seven years since the 1976 Youth Day riots, the youth of South Africa, find themselves at a cross road. Calls for accelerating youth economic emancipation for a sustainable future, amidst the high youth unemployment rate. Education continues to play a critical role in the trajectory of young people. Like it did for the youth of pre-apartheid South Africa.
Junior Achievement South Africa’s core offerings have helped change the narrative and address some of these issues and have to date empowered over 600 000 young people for over 43 years. Backed by JA’s Global Impact report, the venture into entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy has been found to positively impact economies, the workforce and inspiring entrepreneurs. […]
