Skills that get young South Africans from learning to earning

Empowering change, delivering impact. Demand driven programmes in technology, entrepreneurship and skilled trades, from the high school classroom to the first job.

The problem

Talent is everywhere. Access is not

33%

of South Africans live in townships or informal settlements

38%

are working age citizens

65%

unemployment in townships and informal settlements

How it works

Spark. Skill. Step in

Spark

High school outreach in digital skills, AI, entrepreneurship and leadership.

Skill

Technology, entrepreneurship and vocational training built around what employers need.

Step in

Apprenticeships, learnerships and placement into meaningful work.

Three pillars

Building capable, confident and future ready youth.

Emerging Technology

Coding, AI, content and drones, taught for real careers.

Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Soft Skills

The mindset, money skills and habits that make people hireable.

Vocational Trade and Artisans

Hands on trades that lead to jobs and local businesses.

Proof

Already delivering

Barista cohorts trained and placed

Practical skills and customer service that hospitality hires for.

Technology workshops in high schools

Learners introduced to tech careers, AI and cyber safety.

On the careers circuit

Lenovo RoboGirl with DUT and the MANCOSA careers centre.

What's next

Building the next generation of tools

MAISA AI tutor

A multilingual tutor for Grade 8 and 9 EMS, in 11 South African languages.

Entrepreneurial Discovery Lab

A container built work readiness lab for high school learners.

Fund a cohort. Build a pipeline. Partner with DYA

For CSI, B-BBEE skills development and SETA partners who want programmes with structure and outcomes they can report on.