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My name is Nkosinoxolo Lovbejoy Ngulube, I was born in Krugersdorp in 1995. In the beginning it was a happy home until my parents broke up when I was 4 years old leaving my single dad with the responsibility of raising 2 young boys. Growing up in a house with a single dad was not

My name is Proud Sithembile Maluleka, l am 25 years old and currently living in Diepsloot. On the 1st of March 2021 l started a journey at Afrika Tikkun for a work readiness programme. I graduated 2019 in the field of Bachelor of Business Administration and l was unemployed the whole of 2020. As you

I am a black youth, born 1990 into a previously colonized country called South Africa. We are born into harsh societies that have less or no opportunities, more especially when you come from a township like ours. Orange Farm previously known as Wielers farm, used to be a maize and cattle farm belonging to the

I am Graham, 21 years from Riverlea.  I completed matric in 2018, but the course I wanted to do at a college was not accredited, so I did not study further and decided to take a gap year to reflect on what I wanted to do next.  I did not really experience the effects of

My name is Keitumetse, from Roodeport. I completed matric in 2015 and enrolled for a BCom General Degree at Wits. I heard about the YES opportunity from Michelin, the company that also funded my studies, which is also my host company. I am hosted as a Marketing Intern, my day-to-day activities include market research, researching

The IT department is proud to have hosted a YES candidate, Hope Zwane, from June 2020 until May 2021. Hope joined ATS IT department with no work experience in the IT support field. She grew in her technical skills as well as soft skills. We can proudly say that she completed her year as a

My name is Constance, I am 25 years old from Vereeniging. I completed matric in 2015 and enrolled at a college to study Information technology (IT). I struggled to find employment afterwards and got part -time general work that was not at all related to my qualifications. Before I got into the YES Programme I