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It is safe to say that economically, South Africa has had a difficult year. This year it was stated that we are currently in a recession. In 2017, the World Bank downgraded the county, forecasting our growth to 0.6 per cent from 1.1 per cent at the beginning of that year. The saving grace of South Africa is the need …

An open letter from a Young Entrepreneurs facilitator In our previous blogs, we touched on the importance of teaching financial literacy and fostering a spirit of entrepreneurship in the lives of kids and teenagers. Furthermore, we have addressed the human value of these programmes and how it will yield so much return for these kids later in life. Along with …

Financial literacy means many different things to many different people, but here at Young Entrepreneurs Foundation, we believe it forms the basis of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship and small business, as so many studies have shown, not only provide a great number of jobs to the working sector, but the future is dependent on them to continue providing more jobs and secure …

As children get older, their capacity for learning increases, however when traditional teaching and education miss the mark, then educating children in the area of financial literacy should become a priority. Traditional education aims to prepare children for a career path, but once they reach entry-level positions and start earning an income, are they ready for the responsibility that comes …

For many years, we have placed such a vital emphasises on the education of children. Many people have fought for the fundamental right for all children to have a primary, secondary and more recently a tertiary education. The reason why this is emphasised in policies and organisations dedicated to the plight is due to the opportunities that come with being …

Thank you AON for enabling us to #inspiredreams and empower kids to become the authors of their own destiny. Together we can change the lives of so many children and provide them with the necessary skills to go out in life and become valuable contributors to the economy and society at large.

We have a new corporate partner. Thank you STANLIB for enabling us to #inspiredreams and empower kids to become the authors of their own destiny. Together we can change the lives of so many children and provide them with the necessary skills to go out in life and become valuable contributors to the economy and society at large!

We are thrilled to have Barlow World involved and truly believe that our partnership will change the lives of so many children in the Gauteng, Sandton area.

The contribution is to fund 150 kids to attend the Young Entrepreneurs Programme in Gauteng.

This contribution is to fund 112 kids to attend the Young Entrepreneurs Programme in the Uitenhage area.