Gauteng Youth Employment Service community hub launched
Government’s business-led employment initiative, the Youth Employment Service (YES), last week launched its first community hub, in Tembisa, Gauteng.
YES aims to establish 100 hubs, which are smart infrastructure solutions that aim to address youth unemployment challenges by bringing opportunities to the doorsteps of underserved communities across the country.
The hubs form part of YES’s small, medium- sized and microenterprise (SMME) development strategy to employ one-million people in three years’ time.
There are currently six-million unemployed youths between the ages of 18 and 34 in South Africa.
YES CEO Tashmia Ismail-Seville explains that the hubs are located where the unemployment rate and impact thereof hit rural communities the most.
“Over 60% of South Africa’s unemployed youths reside in townships and, through the hubs, small businesses will be able to absorb idle youth labour, while igniting local economies and promoting domestic markets,” she noted.
The hubs are equipped with modern technology and skilled staff, and are designed as an inclusive and engaging platform through which existing and aspiring small businesses can elevate their businesses or ideas.
The youth can also access training at the hubs, which positions them for the modern economy.
Ismail-Seville points out that each hub will be unique and designed with the community in mind, as well as be aligned to the local economic environment of the area.
The YES hub in Tembisa has been made possible through investments from Sanlam, Investec and Unilever, representing a “true partnership” between government, corporates and the community.
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