BACKGROUND

One of our big global targets is to improve the livelihoods of millions of people through job creation.
This target resonates very deeply with us here in South Africa where our unemployment rate is 27 %!

Unilever supports the Youth Employment Service (YES) launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa to
give youth a chance for inclusion in the SA economy. We are particularly encouraged by the
collaboration platform to work with government to drive transformation and economic development.

The prosperity of township communities is linked to the long-term success of our business and we
are actively learning how best to add value, serve the people and utilise our considerable economic
footprint to build this prosperity.

We are revitalizing the township economy by training and employing youth through inclusive growth
models with SMMEs and start-ups. This builds sustainable businesses within the Unilever value
chain, creating new local economies and linking people to opportunities in the formal business sector.
Our partners are Boundless and the Youth Employment Service (YES) where we have been engaged
with CEO Dr Tashmia Ismail-Saville since early 2017.

RESULT

• Through the Siyazakhela training progam we have employed 20 coaches and trained over 300 entrepreneurs in communities on how to manage and maintain successful businesses