These are youth who:

• didn’t pass programme interviews

• didn’t qualify due to marks or documents

• missed closing dates

• were not shortlisted

• live far from opportunity hubs

• don’t have smartphones

• don’t have mentors

• are scared to apply after many rejections

This group is not lazy.
They are simply unseen.

This is where YouThryve Development comes in.

⚡ 5. A New Path: From Job-Seeking to Job-Creating

While many programmes focus on placing youth into existing jobs or learnerships, not enough focus on empowering youth to create their own opportunities.

The future of South Africa depends on two parallel tracks:

1️⃣ Youth who get employed

Learnerships, internships, and jobs.

2️⃣ Youth who create employment

Handmade products
Digital services
Creative hustles
Small businesses
Freelancing
Technical skills
Online work

South Africa needs both — and we must support both.

🎯 6. What Needs to Change?

To truly solve youth unemployment, we must:

• Reach the unreached

• Simplify access to opportunities

• Offer guidance after matric

• Teach entrepreneurial and digital skills

• Empower youth to create, not only apply

• Build confidence and mindset

• Partner with national programmes

• Support those who were rejected not only those who passed

Because every young person deserves a chance regardless of background, experience, or accent.

💡 7. A Future Where Every Youth Can Thryve

Youth unemployment is not destiny.
It is a solvable problem but only if we stop treating it like a one-sided issue.

True empowerment means:

• identifying who is being left behind

• giving the unreached youth a platform

• turning skills into income

• teaching creativity and entrepreneurship

• building confidence in young people

• guiding them, step by step, to their own success

South Africa doesn’t lack talent.
It lacks connection, guidance, and opportunity.

And that is the gap YouThryve Development exists to close.