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Generation Unlimited expands to nurture the potential of South Africa's young people

JOHANNESBURG, 13 August 2024 – Generation Unlimited South Africa (GenU SA), a public-private-youth partnership, is moving to the next phase by expanding partnerships and reach in skilling and connecting the country’s youth to opportunities for employment, entrepreneurship, and social impact. With 65% of young peop...

06 January 2022

STEM unlocking the potential of rural South African girls in aviation and space technology

Girls in South Africa still lag behind boys on quality of performance in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, despite making gains in access to education. More girls than boys took the Grade 12 examinations in maths and physical science in 2021, but boys outperformed girls in both subj...

How volunteers in South Africa are combating a global pandemic

As a third wave of COVID-19 infections grips South Africa, Phase 2 of the vaccine rollout commenced on 17 May 2021 for citizens over the age of 60, with an approximate population of six million people. Around three million people in this group are recipients of the Older Persons Grant. Since the vaccine registrati...

Meet The Unlimited: Praise Majwafi

My name is Praise Majwafi and I’m a youth volunteer in action. Making the choice to join the GenU Global Volunteer Initiative as a youth volunteer with UNICEF in South Africa planted a seed of fearlessness in me that has only grown. A fearlessness to face the realities of the world and boldly believe that positive...

Meet The Unlimited: Chaeli Mycroft

It was 5 young girls under the age of 12 who started The Chaeli Campaign. That may seem impractical or not possible, or whatever limiting belief you could throw at us, but it couldn’t stop us. I needed a motorised wheelchair for more independence. Our entire organisation began as a social entrepreneurship endeavou...

17 February 2021

PwC, UNICEF, GenU to boost youth skills in South Africa

More than 34 percent of young people, aged 15-24, are not in education, training or employment across South Africa. COVID-19 threatens to increase that number. On August 12, 2020, PwC and UNICEF South Africa announced the details of a local collaboration, on International Youth Day, to help prepare young people ...