Lulalab’s Innovative Employment Opportunities for South Africa’s Youth

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      The Lulalab Foundation has devised a wide range of projects aimed at tackling some of the critical issues facing the youth, women and people with disabilities in South Africa.

      All our projects share the common goal of empowering those that are most vulnerable with the opportunity to improve their living conditions, lead healthier lives and gain economic independence through sustainable employment opportunities.

      Our projects identify young people interested in participating in education and training paths conducive to (higher) income generation. Taking a holistic approach to gender empowerment, all projects have combined the provision of vocational or entrepreneurship training (over 2000 young recipients to date) with the delivery of essential life skills customized to provide beneficiaries with sustainable, decent work and self-employment opportunities.

      Join us in supporting the next generation of South Africa’s youth and SMEs

      Lulalab was registered as an NPC in 2016 with the aim of implementing job creation initiatives for SA youth that are sustainable, green and lead to permanent employment / self-employment. We pride ourselves on following a meticulous data-driven, outcomes-based approach to achieve maximum impact.

      Youth Development

      All our projects are geared to develop and support South African youth that have little to no access to further education, training or employment opportunities. We focus on penetrating marginalised communities at the grass-roots level and providing the youth with opportunities to move beyond their existing realities to a life of economic independence and prosperity.

      Innovation

      Innovation is at the heart of everything we do. We are always looking ahead to find holistic solutions that address multiple problems and take into account the unique South African energy and structural constraints. We have launched gravity-fed solar geysers into coastal townships, have patented a multi-functional fire-powered, water purifier and cooker for the low-cost housing sector and leverage public funding for internships for placement of youth into small businesses that need more resources but cannot afford them.

      Green

      Lulalab projects focus on an inclusive model whereby green practices are prioritised and youth are placed into green jobs wherever possible. This is because we know that real impact needs to consider the impact on sustaining our environment so we can continue to generate a positive impact long into the future.

      Our Current Projects

      Letsatsi Water Project

      With high numbers of youth unemployment, the Letsatsi Water Project’s core focus is to provide employment and entrepreneurship opportunities such as to manufacture, install and maintain gravity-fed solar power geysers in their communities.

      This project is currently in its pilot phase in Hopefield Soweto, with 25 dwellings as beneficiaries, 50% of the beneficiaries being female and child-headed households. Make a significant impact on the youth unemployment crisis.

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      Lularides

      Lularides, an entity focused entirely on assisting unemployed South African youth to become scooter drivers able to work for tech platforms such as Uber Eats, Mr Delivery, Takealot and others.

      Lularides is focused on addressing the primary challenges that prevent young, ambitious job seekers from being able to transform their destiny through embarking on a career pathway that is lucrative, flexible and in great demand. We aim to provide unemployed youth with the skills, job opportunity and financial independence to free themselves from the shackles of poverty, helplessness and dependence which they otherwise find themselves in.

      Lularides trains and equips young people with scooter licenses as they start their journey of financial independence.

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      Youth Employability and SME Booster Impact Assessment Study

      This program aims to implement an intensive, targeted intervention that will provide the program funders with
      empirical evidence on the long-term impact of diverting internship funding to the small business sector.

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      Lulalab Agri-Livelihoods Programme

      This programme progressively encourages and unlocks the greater entrepreneurial potential for households through teaching them to enhance their production and planning for income generation purposes, and then transcend into more intensive use of appropriate business tools to build profitability.

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      Social and Labour Plans
      (Mining Specific)

      The most significant component for achieving and maintaining ongoing compliance with the Mineral Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) and Mining Charter, which also holds the most compliance weighting with the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), is the sustainable implementation of the SLP.

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