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Skilling and Transitioning Youth into Global Business (GBS) Jobs

Two women working in an office at a desk, looking at a computer together, participants in the Skilling and Transitioning Youth into Global Business (GBS) Jobs Programme

Status

active

Period

January 2025 - December 2029

The Skilling and Transitioning Youth program is a five-year program implemented by Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. It aims to enable access to 200,000 dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young people, 70 percent of whom are young women, in the Global Business Services (GBS) sectors of South Africa and Rwanda.

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    Five-year program implemented by Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator.

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    200,000

    Dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young people.

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    70%

    70% dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young women.

A group of young people having a discussion, participants in the Skilling and Transitioning Youth into Global Business (GBS) Jobs Programme.
A group of young people smiling, participants in the Skilling and Transitioning Youth into Global Business (GBS) Jobs Programme.
Two young people working together at a desk who are participants in the Skilling and Transitioning Youth into Global Business (GBS) Jobs Programme.
A group of young people having a discussion, participants in the Skilling and Transitioning Youth into Global Business (GBS) Jobs Programme.
A group of young people smiling, participants in the Skilling and Transitioning Youth into Global Business (GBS) Jobs Programme.
Two young people working together at a desk who are participants in the Skilling and Transitioning Youth into Global Business (GBS) Jobs Programme.

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