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Learn to Earn is a non-profit skills development and job creation organisation, working with unemployed people from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. With its motto of ‘a hand up – not a hand out,’ we seek to develop people, especially unemployed people, socially, economically, emotionally and spiritually. The vision is ‘to eradicate unemployment and other legacies of injustice in South Africa and Africa’. Through providing a programme that recognizes human dignity and the human right to live a meaningful life, we aim to assist individuals to regain their self-respect. We do this by empowering them to provide for themselves and for their families.
Quick overview of Learn to Earn (LtE):
· In 2009 we have celebrated 20 years of developing unemployed people
· To date, we have trained more than 8800 unemployed people in market-relevant skills
· In recent years, we have maintained an over 80% success rate of previously unemployed people becoming economically active of which on average 10% have started their own businesses
· Our approach is holistic as life skills training and business skills training are integral to all courses
· LtE generates around 40% of its own income through its Business Resource Centre and TFG Project (The Feel Good Project)
· We have branches in Khayelitsha and Hermanus (Western Cape), with nationwide impact through our Association Member Network of seven other organisations using our model
· Our programmes are open to anyone who is unemployed (irrespective of race, gender or religious background)
Latest news: LtE bags win a Gold Award!
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