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The YeBoneers on the programme have spent the month of August bringing attention to the many issues that women and girls still face while also 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵. #WomensMonth #YeBoMagic #YeBo24

🌟Member Spotlight: @YearBeyond. Proud to feature @YearBeyond, linking #unemployed 18-25yr olds to meaningful work and development opportunities. Their dedication has helped thousands gain valuable experience and transition to new opportunities #YouthMonth2024 #TogetherWeThrive

Just 1 week till we #GoBeyondWe are geared up and excited to welcome up to 1,000 YeBoneers and over 70 speakers to the UWC -𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗬𝗲𝗕𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟭𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆. #ShapeYourFuture #YeBoMagic

At YearBeyond, we empower young people to engage in community service and raise awareness about local challenges. Check out highlights from our programme sites and join us in celebrating the spirit of youth! #YouthMonth #YeBoActivations #YeBoMagic

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. Through 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 @ScoutsSA, we help youth learn skills to be 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁. #YeBo

Child Protection Week may last only seven days, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲. 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄? YeBo provides 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 opportunities to 𝟯𝟬 𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 annually. #YeBoMagic

It was fantastic to bump into some of our Yeboneers in Porterville! 😁 These young people are helping us to do better. 👏 The @YearBeyond Programme provides unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 25 with meaningful work experience. 🧑‍🔧 Since its launch in 2015, it has supported over 10 000 young people. 🤩🌟

Happy #WorldBookDay! Today, we acknowledge that 81% of 10-year-olds struggle to read for meaning. Our YeBoneers are making a difference. From reading sessions at libraries to literacy support for Grades 3 and 4 via our Catch-Up Programme, we're changing lives. #YeBoMagic

At YearBeyond, we get how important libraries are. In our 𝗬𝗲𝗕𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲, YeBoneers are closing literacy gaps, and helping communities with digital skills. Happy #NationalLibraryWeek! #YeBo24 #YeBoMagic

@ChampionSAfrica Check out facebook.com/YearBeyond to see some of our career fairs in the last week.

Precious speaks fondly of YearBeyond. The 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 and 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲.

Nimmy Abrahams, Head of the Merchants Academy speaks highly of the former YeBoneer. "The quality of the 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 among their fellow colleagues. Their confidence is evident in the manner in which they conduct themselves." 2/3

Yesterday, @alanwinde paid YeBo alum, Precious Catsha a visit at Merchants. After completing the YearBeyond Programme, she was offered an opportunity at the company. 1/3 #YeBoMagic #wherearetheynow

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay Through our Shukuma, Planet Youth and Breaking Beliefs programmes we build young adults 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 skills 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴, providing a much 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲. #YeBo23

Today we recognise and celebrate all educators and practitioners. Through YearBeyond, our 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 to the education system as both in school and after school practitioners. #EverydayEducationHeroes #YeBoMagic

𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀𝗢𝗻𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 Open 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, and more.

"𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝘁 ... 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀." - Zayhaan Noordien (YeBoneer) #YeBoMagic

We kicking off our week of 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀. They will provide invaluable interview tips and guidance to our youth through a mock interview experience. #EmpoweringYouth #YeBoMagic

According to the latest PIRLS study, 𝟴𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟰 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 cannot read for meaning. At YearBeyond, our programmes are focused on fostering strong reading cultures within communities and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 to our education system.