Cape Talk Interview: Demand-led skills training for young people
Bridget Hannah, Innovation Director at the DG Murray Trust discusses the importance of demand-led skills training for young people and why it should be a top priority for our new government. Demand-led skilling is an approach to skills development in which training and education programmes are designed based on the current and future needs of […]
MEDIA STATEMENT: Demand-led skills training for young people must be high on our new government’s to-do list
Before the recent watershed elections, political parties promised to create new jobs in various ways when voted into government. However, a third of young people between 15 and 24 are unlikely to access these opportunities because they don’t have matric qualifications or even basic post-secondary skills training. They are locked out of earning and learning […]
SAFM Interview: Demand-led skills training for young people
“We need to create a sense of energy and excitement among young people so that they feel like the skills they’re getting will make them employable and increase their chances of finding work”. So says Bridget Hannah, DGMT Innovation Director during a recent interview on SAFM. She was talking about the importance of demand-led skills […]
Hands-on Learning Issue 27
Through the newly rebranded edition of our Hands-on Learning publication developed in June 2023, we hope to play a helpful role in synthesising information from innovators and implementers in civil society, supporting them to share what they have learnt so that others can draw from and build on their experiences. Putting children first: What can […]
Learning Brief – Wraparound support for young people
South Africa’s youth bulge is significant and in an election year, we are reminded that young people have the power to shape South Africa’s future. Yet a third of young people are not in education, employment or training (NEET) due to the multiple and complex barriers that young people face in accessing and seizing opportunities. […]
Learning Brief – Productive communities
DGMT’s investment in agroecology seeks to respond to malnutrition, youth unemployment and food insecurity at the household level in a given community. We are interested in learning from civil society organisations (CSOs) focused on building sustainable local food systems, while enabling the transfer of skills and knowledge about agroecological farming practices and entrepreneurship. This brief […]
When projects don’t go according to plan
The Learning Lunch podcast explores ideas, approaches and social innovations – creating opportunity for non-profit organisations’ teams to discover what others are learning and space to reflect on what these insights might mean for their own strategy and programme implementation. Download takeaway instructions Civil society organisations are a catalyst for innovation and positive social change […]
Tintswalo: A cynical allegory of delivery
When South African presidents speak, their audiences listen with weary hearts, exhausted by disappointment and deferred promises. So, when President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) this month, he would have been acutely aware of how weary South Africans have become. A February poll suggested that his party, the ANC, would likely get a […]
Hands-on Learning Issue 26
Through the newly rebranded edition of our Hands-on Learning publication developed in June 2023, we hope to play a helpful role in synthesising information from innovators and implementers in civil society, supporting them to share what they have learnt so that others can draw from and build on their experiences. Why we need to support […]
Learning Brief – Rethinking rubbish: Initiatives for waste management and reduction in South Africa
South Africa’s waste problem is a threat to environmental, human and social well-being. Overflowing landfills are polluting our air and water, damaging our ecosystems, and making us sick. The legacy of apartheid means that people living in informal settlements, usually on the outskirts of cities, have both the highest exposure to dumpsites and the poorest […]
