THOSE WHO WANT TO END THE CYCLE OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT MAY NEED A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE AND PERSPECTIVE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF ITS SKILLS GAP CHALLENGES THAT CONTINUE TO FEED INTO RISING UNEMPLOYMENT ,” SAID NWANERI . IN THE FACE OF A YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 66 % AND DECLINING PRODUCTIVITY NUMBERS , DR . NWANERI URGES JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYED WORKERS ALIKE TO EMBRACE SELF-EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SKILLS ACQUISITION . BY EQUIPPING MORE SOUTH AFRICANS WITH RELEVANT SKILLS AND ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES . ON INTERNATIONAL WORKERS ' DAY , AFRIKA TIKKUN REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING THE YOUTH , WHO ARE OUR FUTURE WORKERS , THROUGH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES , FOSTERING A MORE RESILIENT AND PROSPEROUS ECONOMY FOR ALL .
About the Afrika Tikkun Group Afrika Tikkun is a leading youth development organisation celebrating 30 years of providing education , social services and skills development and training to underserved communities within South Africa , through its five centres of excellence across Gauteng and the Western Cape . Afrika Tikkun ’ s award-winning cradle-to-career 360-degree model provides a holistic approach to the development of young people from early childhood to school leaving age , to when they journey into accessing economic opportunities . Currently assisting over 40,000 children and youth across the country , Afrika Tikkun ’ s primary goal is to create a sustainable future through economic empowerment for the youth of South Africa , for 30 years and beyond .