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Not-for-Profit Organisations Assisting the Unemployed
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Other Not-for-Profit Organisations
| Sites | Locations | Notes |
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| South African Sites | ||
| South African Government Info | National | The first stop for government info in South Africa |
| Department of Education | National | |
| Department of Trade and Industry | National | |
| Department of Welfare | National | |
| Department of Labour | National | |
| South African Tourism | National | |
| Zulu Kingdom: KZN Tourism | KwaZulu Natal | |
| Ethekwini (Durban) Municipality | Durban | |
| Cape Town Municipality | Cape Town | |
| Johannesburg Official Site | Johannesburg | |
| Tshwane (Pretoria) Municipality | Pretoria | |
| Mangaung (Bloemfontein) Municipality | Bloemfontein | |
| Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth) Municipality | Port Elizabeth | |
| Not-for-Profit Organisations Assisting the Unemployed |
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| Kolping Society of SA | National | Life skills |
| National Youth Development Agency | National | Skills training, entrepreneurial development, youth development |
| Small Enterprise Development Agency | National | Entrepreneurial development |
| Bridges of Hope | Cape Town (Western Cape ) |
Community worker development, children's village, youth camps |
| Catholic Welfare and Development | Cape Town (Western Cape) |
Leadership and life skills, arts and culture, establishment of youth clubs |
| Eagle's Rising | Cape Town (Western Cape) |
Life skills, job preparation |
| MOT SA | Cape Town (Western Cape ) |
Life skills training |
| Network | Cape Town (Western Cape ) |
Empowerment of refugees and foreigners in S.A. |
| PASCAP | Cape Town (Western Cape ) |
Life skills, entrepreneurship, project management |
| The Jireh Centre | Cape Town (Western Cape ) |
Life skills, sports |
| Youth Unlimited | Cape Town (Western Cape ) |
Job training, counselling and life skills |
| Learn To Earn | Cape Town, with partners nationwide | Development of people, especially the unemployed; socially, economically, emotionally, and spiritually |
| Durban YMCA | Durban (KZN) | Life skills, computer training |
| Project Gateway | Pietermaritzburg (KZN) | Empowering people through enterprise, education, and care activities |
| SLOT | Pietermaritzburg (KZN) | Empowering youth for opportunity |
| Tholulwazi Uzivikele | Manguzi (KZN) | Life skills, leadership, AIDS, community health |
| Future Leaders | KwaZulu Natal | Life skills, leadership, entrepreneurship |
| Border Training Centre | East London (Eastern Cape) |
Jobs training |
| Eastern Cape Youth Development Board | East London (Eastern Cape) |
To co-ordinate, monitor, and promote the development of young people |
| Institute of Training and Education for Capacity Building | East London (Eastern Cape) |
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| Institute for Youth Development | East London (Eastern Cape) |
Youth life skills |
| Living Waters | East London (Eastern Cape) |
Skills training, safe houses, counselling, bursaries |
| Calabash Trust | Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape) |
Life skills, work skills, business skills |
| COMSEC (Community Self Employment Centre) | Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape) |
Training, business incubation, entrepreneurial skills |
| Alexsan Kopano Educational Trust | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Skills, education |
| Centre for Youth Development | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Community development |
| City Year | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Community development, youth development |
| Community Research and Development Centre (CRDC) | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Soft skills, development issues, and research |
| Equip — Skills for Living | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
School finishing, skills development, life skills |
| My Life My Africa Children's Foundation | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Skills training, life skills, youth programmes |
| Omukunda Development | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Community development |
| Operation Hope | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Financial literacy |
| Organisation for Resource and Training in SA (ORTSA) | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Skills development |
| South African Association of Youth Clubs (SAAYC) | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Life skills, leadership, skills training, community centres |
| MES | Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth | Skills development, holistic inner city development |
| Field Band | Johannesburg, Durban | Skills training |
| Joy Bringers | Johannesburg, Pretoria | Prison outreach, skills training |
| Isibane | Sasolburg, Vaal Triangle (Gauteng) |
Empowering people to start new business ventures |
| Beam Africa | Pretoria (Gauteng) | Soft skills, co-ops training, home-based care, for children and adults |
| People Upliftment Programme (POPUP) | Pretoria (Gauteng) | Life skills and skills training |
| Refilwe | Pretoria (Gauteng) | Skills training, community development |
| Future Performance Training Academy | Pretoria (Gauteng) | Skills training |
| Tshwane Leadership Foundation | Pretoria (Gauteng) | Life skills, holistic city development |
| Education with Enterprise Trust (EWET) | Executes funding contracts | |
| CCS IT Training | East London (Eastern Cape) |
Technical Education Centre |
| Not-for-Profit Organisations Working in Schools |
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| Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Africa | National | Mentoring |
| Brainline | National | Academic school syllabus on computer |
| Campus Crusade for Christ (Crossroads) | National | Life skills |
| English Word Power | National | Computer-based English learning programme |
| Heartlines | National | Film and TV programmes focusing on values and community involvement |
| JET Education Services | National | Community development in South Africa including adult education and school and workforce development |
| Learning Channel Campus | National | Matrix of course material, past exam papers, revision tests, and an online shop to buy videos and course material |
| Link Community Development | National | Educational Initiative in South Africa and other parts of Africa |
| LoveLife | National | Youth sexual awareness programmes |
| Mindset | National | Sustainable poverty alleviation through technology-based education |
| SASchools | National | Provides Internet to schools nationwide |
| SchoolNet SA | National | SchoolNet SA is a national NGO developing and expanding the use of the Internet in South African schools |
| Scripture Union | National | Christian-based youth organisation that offers life skills, camps, and more |
| SEED Trust | National | Supports educational projects across South Africa |
| Soul City | National | Education of social issues through media (television, radio, and print) |
| The Electronic Schoolbook | National | Resource for Internet-enabled SA schools |
| GOLD Peer Education | National | Life skills peer education |
| Youth AIDS Project | National | AIDS awareness in schools |
| Youth for Christ | National | Life skills |
| Bridges of Hope | Cape Town (Western Cape ) |
Community worker development, children's village, youth camps |
| Youth Unlimited | Cape Town (Western Cape ) |
Job training, counselling, and life skills |
| National Youth Development Trust | Free State | Career path development |
| Cherish | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Mentoring high school girls |
| Alexsan Kopano Educational Trust | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Skills, education |
| My Life My Africa | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Skills training, life skills, youth programmes |
| Operation Hope | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Financial literacy |
| Organisation for Resource and Training in SA (ORTSA) | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Skills development |
| South African Association of Youth Clubs (SAAYC) | Johannesburg (Gauteng) |
Life skills, leadership, skills training, community centres |
| DramAidE | KwaZulu Natal | AIDS awareness in schools |
| Future Leaders | Kwazulu Natal | Life skills, leadership, entrepreneurship |
| Tholulwazi Uzivikele | Manguzi (KZN) | Life skills, leadership, AIDS awareness, community health |
| Kohin | Mpumalanga, KZN | Life skills, counseling for youth |
| Hantam Education Trust | Northern Cape | Educational programmes |
| Not-for-Profit Networks and Resources |
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| Greater Good South Africa | National | Network of NGOs across South Africa |
| Prodder | National | Database of NGOs in South Africa |
| NGO Pulse | National | Resources for NGOs in South Africa |
| Welfare Organisations (List by Ananzi Search) | National | South African search engine |
| National Community Radio Forum | National | Forum of community radio stations |
| South African NGO Coalition (SANGOCO) | National | Network of South African NGOs |
| Soul Action | Durban | Network of Christian organisations in Durban |
| Other Not-for-Profit Organisations | ||
| Media Development and Diversity Organisation |
National | Helping previously disadvantaged with opportunities in the media industry |
| Naledi | National | Labour and economic research |
| True Culture | Durban | Empowering individuals in the developing world with access to information and encouraging critical dialogue at the grass roots level |
| South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) | National | South African qualifications framework |
| Unsung Heroes | Johannesburg | Equipping leaders serving communities |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| TomorrowToday | National | A futurist consultancy with resources on leadership, generations, and more |
| International Sites | ||
| Not-for-Profit Organisations Assisting the Unemployed |
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| YouThink | International | AIDS issues, educating youth, and more |
| Job Hunters Bible | International | Resources for people seeking jobs and finding the right career |
| School-to-Work Skills | International | Job skills |
| The Work Ethic Site | International | Resources of work force employment skills |
| Workshops, Inc. — Life Skills for Vocational Success |
International | Quality job skills, work experience, employment opportunity |
| Not-for-Profit Networks and Resources |
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| Acceso | International | En Español: Educación, ambiente, economÃa, derechos humanos (Education, environment, economy, human rights) |
| Directory of Development Organisations | International | Lists 65,000 development organizations |
| Idealist.org | International | Connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives |
| TheNonProfitTimes | International | News for and about not-for-profit organisations |
| Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society |
International | Education, research, and leadership training for not-for-profit entrepreneurship |
| Sustainable Development Directory | International | An extensive archive on a multitude of subjects |
| Other Not-for-Profit Organisations | ||
| United Nations Children's Fund | International | UNICEF: Children's right fund |
| Wikipedia | International | Free open-source, multi-language encyclopedia |
| World Bank | International | Working toward a poverty-free world |