NYDA helping to reduce youth unemployment.


Tshwarelo Sikwana from NYDA spoke to us about the amazing work that the agency does.

To start from the beginning, you might be thinking, “what is NYDA”? The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is a South African governmental agency that was established to tackle youth unemployment.

Tshwarelo explained to us that they have different type of programs, such as assisting with CV structuring; personality test – to see which field you might be best suited for when it comes to studying further and working; training – welding, plumbing, etc; and entrepreneurial development.

We went into some details with what the entrepreneurial development would entail. This includes mentoring, business planning and advice as well as a grant. This then enables our youth to start their own business and those businesses will be able to hire other young people.

Too often, we think we can only ask for help once we have all the pieces of the puzzle together but that is not the case when it comes to NYDA. “Even if you just have an idea, come to us and we will see how we can assist and give you advice”, said Tshwarelo.

These amazing services and support are available to all South African citizens who are between the ages 18 to 35 years old.

For more information, you can visit the website: http://www.nyda.gov.za/ or call them on 021 415 2040 and their office is on Ground floor, Golden Acre, Cape Town.

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